ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Over the weekend, Albuquerque police say officers arrested a man on a murder charge. 

Police say the suspect allegedly stabbed a man to death after being released from jail seven months ago while he awaited trial on separate charges.

Juan Carlos Garcia is charged with the stabbing death of Luis Romero. Police say the killing happened at the apartments on Dorado Drive in southeast Albuquerque earlier this month. 

According to court documents, multiple witnesses said Garcia stabbed Romero over $300 he thought Romero stole from him.

A witness told police he saw Romero lying in the parking lot covered with blood, and later carried into a car by two men. 

APD collected surveillance video from the apartment showing a man standing next to Romero while he was bleeding.  

Later, witnesses gave officers a photo which appears to be Garcia. Witnesses also gave police a recording of a face time call from Garcia immediately following the shooting. 

Police ran Garcia’s photo through facial recognition software and found a mug shot from last year. Garcia was arrested in connection to a shooting in September. 

Officers accuse him of shooting a man in his own home at an apartment on Louisiana in southeast Albuquerque. 

Garcia was released from jail while he awaits trial on that charge. He’s now facing an open count of murder for the stabbing. 

He’s in custody right now, but a court appearance has not been scheduled yet.