Teen Boy Sought for Brutal Murder of His Stepfather

A man was stabbed to death last night. Sometime around 7 police were called to this apartment on Vernon Street where they found 38 year old Cecil Thompson Stephens on the floor of the house apparently dead.

He had stab wounds to the right side of the forehead and left side of his chest. Investigations have determined that Stephens was at the house, which he had just moved into a couple of weeks ago, when he was attacked.

Police have two persons detained pending investigations however they are looking for a young man allegedly Stephens' stepson for questioning. Residents in the area say they saw a bloodied young man fleeing from the area shortly after.