CMPD makes arrest in deadly weekend stabbing

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Police have made an arrest following a deadly stabbing over the weekend in northeast Charlotte. 31-year-old Baron Crawford is charged with first degree murder in the death of 38-year-old John Perry.

Officers arrived to find Perry stabbed to death just after 7:15 on Saturday night. It happened on Round Pond Road, just off Rocky River Road in the Newell area.

Officers arrested Cawford on the scene shortly after their arrival. Investigators haven’t said anything about a possible motive.