NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 74-year-old has been charged with second degree murder after a 71-year-old man was fatally stabbed at an assisted living facility on Armfield Avenue.
William P. Felton II, of the 7700 block of Armfield Avenue, is being held in the Norfolk City Jail. He was present for a bond hearing on Jan. 7, during which he was not granted bond.
Norfolk detectives haven’t released the motive or circumstances surrounding the stabbing at this time, but say it happened Dec. 19 in the 7700 block of Armfield Avenue, the address for the Tucker House, around 5 p.m.
James McMillan lives on the second floor, directly below Felton, and says he has had problems with Felton in the past involving noise but that Thursday it was worse than usual.
“It went on for quite a while, and then it got kind of nasty,” McMillan said. “The next thing I know is I hear all kinds of loud sounds like fighting upstairs.”
McMillan got the desk clerk to go upstairs to talk to Felton.
“She said when he came to the door, he had a knife in his hand and it was dripping blood, and she could see the body.”
The victim, identified as 71-year-old Reginald F. Mitchell, was found with a stab wound and pronounced dead at the scene.
Residents said Felton has lived at Tucker House for several years, and the recent death of his sister who lived nearby and visited him often took a heavy toll.
The investigation is ongoing and police ask anyone with information in the case to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.
