Man arrested in stabbing death at Forrest City apartment

FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) - A 24-year-old man has been arrested after Forrest City police say another man was found stabbed to death inside his apartment.

Authorities say the body of 43-year-old Kenneth Lamont McCline was found shortly after 4 a.m. at Manor House Apartments Tuesday. Police Chief Deon Lee told the Times-Herald that it appears McCline was killed about 2 a.m.

McCline’s body was being sent to the state Crime Lab for an autopsy.

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (https://bit.ly/1TvHWsJ ) reports that the suspect was arrested Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder and residential burglary. He is expected to appear in court Wednesday.

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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, https://www.arkansasonline.com