A 25-year-old man allegedly stabbed his grandfather to death with a fork, according to El Paso police.
The El Paso Times reported that Kevin Joe Robles was arrested in connection with the death of his grandfather.
Juan Julian Macias Salas, 81, was found dead on December 14 when police responded to an aggravated family assault call.
Homicide detectives from the Crimes Against Persons Unit conducted an investigation which determined that Robles allegedly stabbed Salas with a fork. The police did not specify the type of fork that was used.
Robles, who was arrested the same day that the stabbing allegedly took place, is being held on a $2 million bond at El Paso County Jail Annex.
In addition, Robles was booked on four probation violation warrants stemming from charges that included aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault of a public servant, and two counts of harassment of a public servant in 2018.
The death is the third this year involving the killing of a parent or grandparent in El Paso.
Violent crime is also a consistent problem in Dallas, where citizens continue to express concern about city authorities’ failure to enforce the law and ensure public safety, as The Dallas Express has previously reported.