Florida man admits to stabbing victim with make-shift weapon he slept with: LWPD

The Brief

  • A Lake Wales man admitted to stabbing and killing a man with a make-shift weapon that he slept with, according to police.
  • Investigators say that the suspect, 28-year-old Jade Monday, confronted the victim, 48-year-old Ramiro Granados of Haines City, after a dispute over money.
  • Police say Monday stabbed Granados with a large kitchen knife that he had attached to the end of a wooden walking stick.

LAKE WALES, Fla. A Lake Wales man has been charged with premeditated murder after police say he stabbed the victim with a large kitchen knife that he had attached to the end of a wooden walking stick.

What we know:

Investigators say that the suspect, 28-year-old Jade Monday, confronted the victim, 48-year-old Ramiro Granados of Haines City, after a dispute over money.

Monday admitted to police that he slept with the weapon before returning the next day to stab Granados multiple times in the neck and head.

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