Teen charged with murder after stabbing his Paulding County landlord, police say

PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — A Paulding County teenager is being charged with murder after police say he killed the man he and his mother rented a room from.

Officers say they were called to a stabbing in a subdivision in Dallas just after 10:45 p.m. Sunday night.

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Once they arrived to the Ashford Place address, investigators found the homeowner, 58-year-old Brian Allan Johns, suffering from multiple stab wounds. Deputies attempted to save Johns, but he was pronounced dead on the scene when paramedics arrived a short time later.

Detectives determined that Johns and the suspect, later identified as 17-year-old Elijah Nehemiah Harris, were fighting when Harris pulled out a knife and stabbed Johns several times.

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Investigators also determined that Harris and his mother rented out the basement of the home from Johns. Officials have not commented on the nature of the fight.

Harris was later arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault. He is being held in Paulding County Jail without bond.

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