Hearing set for Boise man charged in stabbing death

A Boise man charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Daniel Ridgeway will face a hearing on June 16, according to the Ada County prosecutor’s office.

Michael Ryan Downs, 25, of Boise is accused of using an 8-inch kitchen knife to stab Ridgeway to death at a Foothills home in the area of Windsong Drive and Toluka Way on Jan.5. Ridgeway died in March, and Downs’ charge was elevated from aggravated battery to first-degree murder this week.

The hearing, in which attorneys expect to call witnesses, will start at 10 a.m. June 16, according to the prosecutor’s office.

This story was originally published April 22, 2016 at 11:59 AM with the headline "Hearing set for Boise man charged in stabbing death."