ORANGE PARK, Fla — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing at the Stay Suites Sunday morning.
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Shortly after 3:30 a.m., Alvin Jones called 911 from the Kangaroo gas station across the street from Stay Suites to report the stabbing, according to a release from CCSO.
Deputies responded first to Kangaroo and found Jones and the knife, which they later determined was the weapon used in the stabbing.
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Afterward, deputies went to the Stay Suites and found a victim lying in a hallway on the second floor.
CCSO Detectives and Crime Scene Unit arrived at the scene and conducted an investigation that later led to Jones’ arrest.
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The suspect was taken to the Clay County Jail on charges of murder in the second degree.
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