Wayne County Death Was The Result Of Argument Over Money
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OFFICIALS BELIEVE A WAYNE COUNTY DEATH WAS THE RESULT OF AN ARGUMENT OVER MONEY. THE TIMES DAILY REPORTS 46 YEAR-OLD JOHN ROBERT HAMPTON WAS PROUNCED DEAD FROM A SINGLE STAB WOUND TO THE NECK WITH A HUNTING KNIFE. INVESTIGATORS SAY HAMPTON AND ANOTHER MAN WENT TO A TRAILER ON FOUR-MILE BOARD ROAD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO CONFRONT 18 YEAR-OLD DALLAS THOMAS ABOUT MONEY THOMAS OWED TO HAMPTON AND HAD YET TO PAY. A FIGHT ENSUED AND THOMAS ALLEGEDLY STABBED THE VICTIM WITH A SMALL KNIFE HE HAD ON HIS BELT. THOMAS IS CURRENTLY IN JAIL ON UNRELATED CHARGES. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE, AUTHORITIES WILL DISCUSS THE CASE WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE BOTTOMS TO DETERMINE IF CHARGES WILL BE FILED AGAINST THOMAS.
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