(Marion, AR) A Marion County man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his nephew over the Christmas holiday.
According to reports from Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander, Stephen R. Fitzpatrick, (67) of Everton, Ark., was arrested after his nephew, Lucas Cody Jewell, 43, of Yellville, was found deceased at a residence on Marion County Road 5013 late Monday night.
The sheriff said Jewell’s body had what appeared to be a stab wound. After processing the scene Jewell’s body was transferred to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy according to the county coroner.
Fitzpatrick is being held at the Marion County Jail on a bond of $150,000.
