David Swank Prince, 35, is being held on $1 million bail on suspicion of killing Christopher Jaber at his house, authorities said
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- A California man is in custody on suspicion of killing another man in his home on Saturday, March 21
- Relatives called 911 when they said they saw a man walking on their property carrying a hatchet
- Neighbors reportedly heard yelling from inside the victim’s house before police cars arrived
A Northern California man is in custody on suspicion of killing another man with a hatchet in what appears to be a targeted act, authorities said.
David Swank Prince, 35, of Chico, was arrested on Saturday, March 21 and charged with murder in connection to the death of Christopher Jaber, 34, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
The deadly incident unfolded on the morning of March 21, when a relative of Jaber’s called 911 to report a suspicious person carrying a hatchet in the backyard of their property on Westminster Place in Lafayette, the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office said in a release…