DECATUR — A man was stabbed to death at his Flat Shoals Road apartment in Decatur on April 9, and the roommate accused of killing him was arrested today.
What happened: 62-year-old Albert McKinney faces a malice murder charge, which means he is accused of intentionally killing the man who shared his apartment. Investigators say McKinney stabbed the victim to death.
The arrest: McKinney was found at a home in Jonesboro and taken into custody without a struggle. He is now in the DeKalb County Jail, held without bond, meaning he cannot pay to be released while the case moves forward.
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