A 33-year-old man is dead following a stabbing in Des Moines. Police arrested and charged 28-year-old Jason Gene Parker with first-degree murder. Police say there’s evidence that shows Parker stabbed the victim, Michael Clayton, with a knife that was recovered at the crime scene. He was also observed on surveillance video running from the scene. The incident happened at the Oakview Terrace Apartments just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Police say they found Clayton stabbed in the chest when they arrived on scene. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. This is the city’s third homicide this year.
A 33-year-old man is dead following a stabbing in Des Moines. Police arrested and charged 28-year-old Jason Gene Parker with first-degree murder.
Police say there’s evidence that shows Parker stabbed the victim, Michael Clayton, with a knife that was recovered at the crime scene. He was also observed on surveillance video running from the scene.
The incident happened at the Oakview Terrace Apartments just before 11:30 p.m. Saturday. Police say they found Clayton stabbed in the chest when they arrived on scene. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
This is the city’s third homicide this year.
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