Man’s Stepson in Custody for His Murder
Elderly Man Stabbed to Death and Stepson Now in Custody
A call for a mental evaluation leads to the arrest in a fatal stabbing in Augusta.
Richmond County deputies went to the home on Madison Lane Sunday evening where they found a homeless man identified as 38-year-old Marcus Banks, who told them he wanted a body in the home removed.
Deputies found the body of 79-year-old Clarence Flanigan, dead from a stab wound to his upper body. Banks, said to be Flanigan’s step-son, has been charged with Murder and Possession of a Knife During the Commission of a Crime.
The victim’s body will be autopsied at the GBI Crime Lab.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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