Two Santa Fe County jail inmates were charged Thursday in connection with the stabbing of a fellow inmate early Wednesday morning, according to court documents.

Anthony Martinez, 27, of Chimayó was charged with attempted murder, while Julian Romero, 28, of Cordova was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, according to documents filed Thursday in Santa Fe County Magistrate Court. Both men were ordered held in lieu of $250,000 cash-only bonds.

Meanwhile, the condition of the man who was stabbed — 27-year-old Jesús Naranjo of Española — improved Thursday, said Santa Fe County Undersheriff Robert Garcia. Doctors told the investigator in the case they'll soon remove a ventilator from Naranjo, and he had been writing notes from his hospital bed indicating his needs, he said. He remains in intensive care, he said.

"He's a very lucky guy," Garcia said. "One of the detectives said this morning that anyone else older than him probably wouldn't have survived this."

Naranjo was stabbed multiple times in the chest, shoulder and arms, including once in the heart, Garcia has said. Investigators haven't found the weapon that was used, though it appears to have been similar to an ice pick, Garcia has said.

Investigators don't believe Naranjo will talk to investigators about what happened, Garcia said.

However, a surveillance video camera in the jail pod where the attack occurred captured the stabbing, according to a statement of probable cause filed in Magistrate Court. The video shows Naranjo approach Martinez's cell, then move back quickly as Martinez lunges toward him, the statement says, while "Romero acted as a lookout the whole time."

Afterward, Martinez retreats to his cell, while Naranjo "is slumped over and staggering" before making his way downstairs, according to the statement.

Garcia said again Thursday that the incident appears to be gang-related and that notes found on Naranjo indicate he might have initiated it. Naranjo and Martinez belonged to different gangs, Garcia has said.

Other inmates in the pod told investigators they thought Martinez and Naranjo were friends, the probable cause statement says. One said Martinez was upset and nervous after the stabbing and threw up in the toilet or sink, according to the statement.

Martinez refused to talk to detectives and said, "It's in God's hands now," when informed he was to be charged with attempted murder, the statement says.

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