An Elizabethtown man was beaten and stabbed to death in his home Monday morning and a suspect was captured about an hour later and charged with first-degree murder, says Elizabethtown interim Police Chief Kip Hester.
Jonathan Parker, 44, of the 2000 block of W. Broad Street is being held without bond after he was captured in a wooded area about one-half mile from the residence, Hester said.
John Robert Cole, who was 78 years old, was killed after being stabbed with an Army knife that had a blade about six inches long, according to Bladen County Coroner Hubert Kinlaw.
Officers were called to the residence about 10:11 a.m. Monday and found Cole with multiple lacerations, Hester said.
When officers arrived on scene, a witness said that Parker left the home on foot toward a wooded area across the street, Hester said. Elizabethtown Christian Academy, which is a block away from the residence, was put on lockdown as law enforcement personnel from Elizabethtown, Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and N.C. Highway Patrol searched the area. A Sheriff’s Office helicopter was used in the search. Parker was captured about 11:30 a.m.
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