KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Kansas, man was arrested and booked into jail in connection with a deadly stabbing over the weekend, according to police.
On Thursday, KCK police said Gerald Chatman, 40, was charged with intentional second-degree murder and fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer.
Shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday, police responded to a possible shooting in the 2200 block of Troup Avenue. Officers found a man lying in the grass who had been stabbed.
The victim, 45-year-old T. Thompson Stephenson, was transported to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Chatman allegedly fled the scene but was taken into custody by the Kansas Highway Patrol following a pursuit.
On Thursday afternoon, Chatman was being held in the Wyandotte County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
Police said the homicide remains under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-8477 (TIPS).
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For jurisdictions that utilize the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline, anonymous tips can be made by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the 41 Action News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the 41 Action News Mug Shot Policy.
