COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: An Arizona man reportedly admitted killing someone while greeting police from the middle of a desert highway because he was “too lazy” to bury the body. At around 1:00 am on Friday, September 9, deputies from the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office were greeted by 52-year-old Jay Albery Stevens, who was about 30 minutes from the Mexican border in southeastern Utah, Arizona, at a intersection outside the town of McNeal.
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Stevens told police he just killed his stepfather and wanted to show them the body when they stopped to see if he was okay. According to the Herald Review, Stevens has been charged with first degree murder and is currently being held on $ 1 million bail.
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Stevens directed police to the body of his stepfather, who had been shot in the chest with a .40 caliber pistol, who was lying outside a nearby house in the town of Pearce, where he had been taken into custody. He told investigators he committed the murder after his stepfather accused him of not reading the Bible, but it was actually the result of “many years of putting up with this shit.”
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He also said he considered several options for disposing of the body, including chaining it to his truck to “drag it across the desert” or bury it, but that they were too difficult. “I was going to bury it, but I’m too lazy to dig such a big hole,” she told the cops. Stevens told cops that his entire family despised his stepfather, describing him as an alcoholic who had “brainwashed” his mother to make him too. “He’s been growing in me for a long time,” said Stevens, adding, “What I did today is probably 20 years of shit.”
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Stevens claimed that his stepfather spent the entire day before his murder drinking beer and accused him of not understanding the Bible and never reading it. When the two started arguing over the accusation, Stevens’ stepfather told him, “If you don’t like it, you can leave.” After spending several hours boiling the heated argument in his room, he has decided to kill his stepfather. He told police: “It took me a while to find the courage to go out with a gun. “
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Stevens claimed he took his dogs to his sister’s home so they could be treated after he decided he would be caught no matter what. After telling him to call the police and confess to the murder there, he started walking down the highway until he saw an officer greet him.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office statement states that to perform an autopsy and determine the specific cause of death, search and rescue personnel were called in to help move the deceased to a location, from where they could be transported. to the Pima County Medical Board of Examiners. The statement said, “Deputies and investigators were able to retrieve evidence from the scene and located a vehicle that they believe belonged to the deceased resident of Sierra Vista. Contact was made with family members who also believe the deceased is a loved one. The statement adds that additional information will be provided after the autopsy with the cause of death and positive identification of the deceased.
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