Four men currently serving time in state prison for unrelated crimes have been charged with homicide in the 2017 stabbing death of a 22-year-old man, police said.

Jasper Miller was walking home from work near the intersection of Houston Avenue and Bridge Street on Feb. 17, 2017, when he was approached by a group of males.

The Visalia Police Department said Miller was assaulted, stabbed, and robbed of his personal property before being pronounced dead at the scene.

After initial leads were exhausted, Violent Crimes Detectives re-examined the cold case in 2025. The renewed investigation led to the identification of the four suspects.

In February 2026, the case was submitted to the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office, which filed homicide charges against Fabian Jimenez, 25, Josiah Garcia, 24, Fernando Ruelas, 24, and David Hernandez, 24.

All four are already incarcerated in the California State Prison system.

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Authorities are asking anyone with information about the case to contact Detective Morgantini at (559) 713-4234 or the anonymous tip line at (559) 713-4738.

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