MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — An 18-year-old man was arrested over the weekend on accusations that he fatally stabbed his stepfather just a day before Father’s Day, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
According to an arrest report obtained Monday by Local 10 News, the stabbing was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday in the 1500 block of Northeast 148th Street.
Deputies arrived at the scene and found the victim unresponsive in the front doorway of his home, suffering from multiple stab wounds.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel.
Authorities said the suspect, Juan Andres Gonzalez, had locked himself inside a bathroom after the attack, but he came out after being told to do so by deputies.
According to the report, detectives discovered that the victim had fallen asleep at the dining room table before Gonzalez repeatedly stabbed him with “multiple sharp objects.”
Deputies said Gonzalez’s mother didn’t witness the stabbing, but heard sounds in the family room, and told them that her son informed her that he caused the victim to be rendered unconscious.
According to the report, the following items were collected from the home as evidence: a blood-stained knife, a blood-stained sword and a blood-stained ax.
Deputies said Gonzalez invoked his right to remain silent. A possible motive has not been released.
Gonzalez was arrested on a first-degree murder charge and was transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
As of Monday, Gonzalez remained jailed. Online jail records show that in addition to the murder charge, the Colombian national is also being detained on an immigration hold.
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