By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 18, 2018

LANHAM, Md. (AP) - Detectives have charged a man in the fatal stabbing of his roommate at a group home in Maryland for persons with mental health problems.

Police told news outlets Monday that 37-year-old Robert Jackson was charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Bryant Stigall.

A Prince George’s County police statement says patrol officers were called to the home Dec. 15 for a report of a stabbing. They located Stigall inside of his bedroom suffering from a stab wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Jackson was located at the scene and taken into custody. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer who could comment. Police say the motive for the fatal stabbing remains under investigation.

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