Update II (2:49 p.m. September 9): Remember being stuck on Interstate 35 during the morning rush Tuesday? You can blame Christopher K. Blacklock.
Johnson County prosecutors have charged Blacklock with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 29-year-old Ziahdrick D. Williams, which shut down the the southbound lane a couple of days ago.
Blacklock is locked up in the JoCo jail on $2 million bond. But he isn't the only one catching blame for the shut down.
The JoCo prosecutor has also filed charges against Eric B.
Blake-Eakin and Leshun P. Curtis for allegedly possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute and
felony possession of drug paraphernalia.
They're also in the JoCo jail on $100,000 bond and scheduled to appear
in court Friday at 1:30 p.m.
Update I (11:47 a.m. September 8): Olathe police say the homicide
victim is 29-year-old Ziahdrick D. Williams of Texas.
Three
people were taken into custody and are in the Johnson County jail.
Police say charges are pending.
one of the reasons you were late for work this morning.
Photo via Fox 4 Just
Original Story (10 a.m. September 7): The morning rush took a
deadly turn this morning. While some of you were probably stuck in
traffic on Interstate 35 and bitching about being late for work, someone
was dying of stab wounds. Fox 4 reported
that one person died of stab wounds while another is in stable
condition after suffering stab wounds to the hands.
KMBC Channel 9 reported
that southbound I-35 was shut down south of Old 56 Highway in Olathe
and northbound I-35 was down to one lane. KMBC added that three people
were taken into custody and even had live shots of the arrests during
this morning's news broadcasts (thanks, Johnny Rowlands!).
KSHB
Channel 41 filled
in some of the blanks:
Investigators say about 7Thea.m., a car with Texas plates was headed
southbound on I-35 when it swerved off the road, overcorrected and
slammed into the median.
A Kansas Highway Patrol officerwitnessed the accident and as he was approaching, two men got out of the
vehicle and appeared to begin chasing each other, police said.
two men were apparently the stabbing victims. KSHB also reported that
blood spatter could be seen on and around a white four-door car.
Yeah,
so at least you have a good excuse for being late (getting trashed watching Boise State rally to beat Virginia Tech doesn't count).
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