Husband Charged In Wife's Deadly Stabbing Inside Concord Home Does Not Enter Plea

CONCORD, CA — Neighbors of the man accused of stabbing his wife to death said the couple's three children rode their bikes and played outside the single-story Concord home where their mother died on Friday.

Their father, Thomas John Iovenitti, the man accused of stabbing Alisha Iovenitti, made his first appearance in court Wednesday.

He faces a murder charge in his wife’s fatal stabbing, according to prosecutors.

He did not enter a plea, according to reports.

The 911 call came at about 8:51 p.m. on Friday from a house in the 2300 block of Panoramic Drive.

The caller reported a disturbance between a man and a woman and said the man had a knife.

Officers contacted witnesses, then tried to reach the people inside the house. When no one responded, officers forced their way into the home, police said.

They found a man and a woman with apparent stab wounds and provided medical aid before firefighters and paramedics arrived.

The woman died at the scene. Authorities took Iovenitti to a hospital, where police originally said he was in critical condition.

Early police reports suggested that the two had attacked each other with a knife.

Police later said he stabbed himself as officers entered into the house, according to reports.

Prosecutors this week charged Iovenitti with assault with a deadly weapon, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, corporal injury to a spouse, and false imprisonment.

Police said preliminary witness information indicated no outstanding suspects or ongoing threat to public safety.

However, an earlier domestic violence case stemmed from a May 9 incident.

A judge set bail at $1,000 on May 19 over prosecutors’ objections. The court also prohibited Iovenitti from contacting his wife or returning to the family’s home, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.

The new complaint includes four felony charges: murder, dissuading a witness from reporting a crime, assault with a deadly weapon involving a knife, and corporal injury to a spouse.

Prosecutors also filed five misdemeanor counts: violating a court order and four counts of child endangerment. Three child endangerment counts concern Oct. 23, and the fourth concerns May 9.

If convicted, Iovenitti faces a maximum sentence of 29 years to life in prison.

He is currently in the Contra County Jail in Martinez. His next court date is Nov. 12.

Anyone with information about the investigation should contact Detective Justin Wilson at 925-603-5859 or leave an anonymous tip at 925-603-5836.