It looked like a scene from a horror film: A figure dressed in a baggy black and red clown outfit, their face partially covered, approaching a Ring camera late at night, glaring into the lens and whispering a warning, “I’m looking for you.” But the encounter was not just an elaborate scare. Illinois State Police say the person wearing a clown costume in video circulating online is a 15-year-old boy in custody in connection with a fatal stabbing of an elderly man in East St. Louis. East St. Louis police responded to the residential neighborhood east of Interstate 255 around 10 p.m. Monday after receiving a report of a body in the roadway. St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. identified the victim as 78-year-old John Wesley Allen Sr., and said he had been stabbed multiple times. The Navy veteran and man of faith had been waiting at a bus stop when he was stabbed in a “random attack” by the teen suspect wearing a clown costume, state police and his family said. (…) Authorities identified the teen and took him into custody at a home late Monday night. He faces a delinquency petition alleging a first-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of the victim with a knife. The teen is not being identified because he is a minor. The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office has asked the court to allow the teen to be prosecuted as an adult. In the meantime, his case remains under the Illinois Juvenile Court Act, the office told CNN.
siehe auch: 15-Year-Old Reportedly Charged With Murder After Stabbing 78-Year-Old Man While Dressed In Clown Costume (VIDEO) A 15-year-old spotted in a doorbell camera video wearing a clown costume now faces a murder charge. According to reports, authorities have charged the teen in connection with the death of a 78-year-old man. RELATED: Prayers Up! Woman Critically Injured After 7-Year-Old & 4-Year-Old Reportedly Crashed Their Parents’ Car Into Her (VIDEO) Police Share Timeline Leading Up To 15-Year-Old’s Murder Charge A 15-year-old accused of stabbing a 78-year-old man to death while wearing a clown costume is now facing a murder charge. According to NBC News, authorities identified John Wesley Allen as the victim on Monday, August 3, in East St. Louis. Police say Allen waited at a bus stop when the teen allegedly approached him and stabbed him in what investigators described as a random attack. Authorities responded around 10 p.m. on Monday night after receiving a report of a body in the roadway and found Allen at the scene. Officers later located the 15-year-old at a residence and arrested him that same night. Doorbell Camera Footage Previously Showed Alleged Teen Wearing Clown Costume Doorbell camera footage captured the alleged teen accused of killing 78-year-old John Wesley Allen. The now-viral clip shows the teen approaching a home’s doorbell camera and allegedly saying, “I have a gift for you.” Neighbors in the area also told police they saw the person walking around the area with a large knife while going door to door. At this time, authorities have not released the 15-year-old’s name or identity.
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