Ex-Cop Arrested in Brutal Slaying of Ex-Boyfriend [Video]

Jackson, Miss. police have arrested a man in connection to the brutal killing of a registered nurse. As the cops investigate the motive for the slaying, family members suggest one tip could be the suspect’s toxic relationship with the victim.

The morning of April 9, officers with the Jackson Police Department say they responded to a homicide near Tapestry Northridge Apartments. The victim was identified as 25-year-old Carlos Collins who was a registered nurse from Yazoo City, per WAPT. Police said he appeared to be attacked with an axe before being fatally shot to death.

Public Information Officer Tommie Brown told the Clarion Ledger the suspect was identified as 33-year-old Marcus Johnson, Collins’ ex-boyfriend who had been accused of stalking him.

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