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Teen Dressed as Clown Arrested After Man Found Stabbed to Death in Illinois
Prosecutors say the 15-year-old acted with intent to kill or cause great bodily harm, and investigators are reviewing video from the scene.
- Illinois State Police arrested a 15-year-old suspect Tuesday for the fatal stabbing of John Wesley Allen Sr., 78, in East St. Louis on Monday night at a bus stop.
- Witnesses reported seeing the suspect walking door-to-door Monday night carrying a large knife while wearing a clown costume; police described the incident as a "random attack."
- Doorbell camera footage recorded the suspect shortly after 9 p.m. Monday whispering "Ive been looking for you" into the lens, while witnesses saw him roaming the area for about 45 minutes before authorities arrived.
- St. Clair County Assistant State's Attorney Derek Smith charged the teenager with first-degree murder Thursday, with prosecutors seeking to try the suspect as an adult citing "the intent to do kill or do great bodily harm."
- Allen was a Navy veteran and retired bus driver, his family told CNN affiliate KSDK. Authorities urge anyone with surveillance video of the suspect to contact state police at 618-806-7611.
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