A mail carrier in west-central Florida is accused of fatally stabbing a lawn care worker after the two men argued over a parking position on the street last month, authorities said.
According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office online booking records, Mark Wade Calloway, 60, was arrested on Nov. 1 and accused of second-degree murder with a weapon. He was released on his own recognizance on Wednesday, arrest records show.
Calloway is accused of fatally stabbing Jacob Whitaker, 29, on Oct. 22 in the Tampa suburb of Lithia, the sheriff’s office said in a news release .
Richard Escobar, an attorney for Calloway, said the stabbing was in self-defense, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Before the stabbing, the two men had argued “over a vehicle’s parking position on the street‚” a sheriff’s office spokesperson told the newspaper.
Whitaker was found unresponsive in the roadway with several stab wounds to his upper torso, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies said the victim was stabbed several times.