COVINGTON, La. — Deputies arrested a Covington man Friday morning after he allegedly stabbed his father to death in the Natchez Trace subdivision, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office officials say.
According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, the killing stemmed from a domestic disturbance that happened around 6:15 a.m. in the 300 block of Memphis Trace.
58-year-old Jose Amaya was found lying in a neighbor's driveway with several stab wounds. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives believe his son, 28-year-old Juan Amaya, stabbed him during a fight between the two.
Juan Amaya was taken into custody and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail. He faces one count of second-degree murder.
No further information was immediately available.
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