John and Krystal Kingkade (Walton County Sheriff’s Office).
A weekend party in Florida turned violent when a 21-year-old man allegedly stabbed a minor victim several times before his mother tried to destroy evidence by ordering witnesses to delete videos that showed the incident, cops say.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office in Florida’s Panhandle received a 911 call just before 10 p.m. on Saturday from the victim’s friends as they drove the victim to the hospital, a press release said. Deputies met with the caller and victim at Grady Brown Park. Paramedics took the victim the rest of the way to the hospital.
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Witnesses told cops they were at a party in the 100 block of Portland Park in Freeport when the suspect, John Byron Kingkade Jr., stabbed the minor with a knife in the head and neck area. There was also a video showing the incident, deputies said.
Cops arrested Kingkade on charges of aggravated battery and child abuse. Deputies then discovered that the suspect’s mother, Krystal Rabon Kingkade, allegedly told witnesses to delete their videos from the incident. She was arrested for tampering with evidence. She has since posted a $15,000 bond and was released from the jail on Sunday. Her son remains at the Walton County Jail.
A motive for the stabbing has not been released. Deputies also did not give a medical condition for the victim. A probable cause arrest affidavit was not immediately available.
Oddly enough, John Kingkade’s father, who has the same name as his son, also is in the Walton County Jail as of Monday afternoon. He’s facing a driving while license suspended charge. Deputies were investigating the home in Portland Park on Sunday morning when the elder Kingkade drove away from the area. Cops learned his license was suspended. They pulled him over and took him to jail.
