KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Independence say a man is in custody following a deadly stabbing last Friday night.
Around 8 p.m. Sept. 19, officers were called to the 900 block of E. 23rd Street on a stabbing.
Police arrived on the scene and located a 45-year-old man suffering from a stab wound.
The man, later identified as Anthony S. Myers, was transported to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries.
A police spokesperson said officers launched a manhunt over the weekend for a possible suspect, arresting Trey C. Parker on Monday night.
The spokesperson confirmed Parker was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action.
He remains in the Jackson County Jail on a $250,000 cash-only bond.
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