KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man faces felony charges in connection with a fatal stabbing that took place near Midtown earlier this month.
Johnny X. Holmes, 36, faces 2nd Degree Murder and one count of Armed Criminal Action, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson.
According to court records, Kansas City police were dispatched to the area of 34th Street and Broadway Boulevard on June 12 regarding a cutting. They found the deceased victim with multiple lacerations.
Surveillance footage showed the victim and the suspect walking separately near the crime scene before the homicide occurred. While the homicide took place outside the camera range, footage shows the suspect leaving the scene.
The investigation revealed another violent incident. Detectives identified an additional assault in the same general area with similar characteristics of last week’s fatal stabbing. Holmes was identified as a suspect in a prior assault and matched the description of the fatal stabbing suspect from the surveillance footage.
Holmes was taken into custody, he was wearing shoes with blood on them. Lab testing later confirmed that the blood matched the victim. In Holmes apartment, detectives found a pocketknife with blood on it and clothing that matched clothing worn by the suspect captured on surveillance footage.
Holmes is being held without bond.
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