Suspects wanted in connection with a deadly stabbing in early September were taken into custody on Sept. 9.

Oakdale Police officers captured the suspects wanted in the Sept. 4 stabbing, reporting the arrest of Scott Warren Staudenmaier, 50, of Modesto and 23-year-old Lindsey Bench of Oakdale. The two were taken into custody in the 1400 block of East F Street on Thursday, Sept. 9.

The victim was identified as Nathaniel Holland, 21, from Modesto. On Saturday, Sept. 4, just after 8 p.m., Oakdale PD officers were dispatched to South Yosemite Avenue and East G Street where they located Holland suffering from a stab wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Staudenmaier was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center charged with murder. Bench was booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center charged with accessory to murder. The relationship between the victim and the suspects remained under investigation, as does the motive for the attack.

At press time, Staudenmaier remained in jail with bail set in excess of $2 million. His next court date is scheduled for Oct. 13.

The Oakdale Police Department, in a statement released regarding the case, thanked the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office for their assistance in making the arrest.