CINCINNATI — Cincinnati police said they've arrested a 46-year-old man in connection to a fatal stabbing in Cincinnati's California neighborhood.
Officers were called to the 5800 block of Bryson Street for the report of a stabbing. When they arrived, they discovered one 25-year-old victim suffering from multiple stab wounds, investigators said.
CPD said the victim died as a result of their injuries.
The victim's name has not been released.
A short time later, police arrested Billy Ray Morton and charged him with murder. He is being held in the Hamilton County jail on a $150,000 bond.
During his court appearance on Friday, Morton's defense attorneys said the stabbing was an act of self defense. They claimed before the victim was stabbed, Morton had been beaten with a bat.
CPD has not said whether Morton and the victim knew each other.
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