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By Ricardo Torres-Cortez (contact)

Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 | 8:10 p.m.

A man accused of fatally stabbing a man during a fight a week ago told detectives it wasn't his intention but things just went bad, according to his arrest report.

Abdul Rashid Young, 44, was booked Thursday on a count of murder in the slaying of Anthony Donnell, jail and court records show.

At 9:04 p.m. July 28, Metro Police responded to a dilapidated apartment complex at 6009 Clark Street, near Boulder Highway and Nevada Avenue, and found a gravely wounded Donnell.

Donnell died at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center from a stab wound to the chest, police said.

Donnells wife told officers she saw a man she only knew as Gemini stab the victim, and that hed fled on foot, police said.

Police said they reviewed surveillance video that appeared to show the argument and the physical altercation, police said.

When the woman was shown a photo of Young, she confirmed he was the man who allegedly stabbed her husband, noting that shed known the suspect about a year, police said.

Shortly before noon Thursday, Metros fugitive task force took Young into custody near Boulder Highway and Desert Inn, police said.

In an interview with detectives, he said he had stabbed Tony and that he knew it was caught on video, police said.

Police said that before Young requested an attorney, ending the interview, he said he was not thinking of killing Tony, but stated things just went bad, according to the arrest report.

Young, who is jailed without the opportunity of bailing out, is next due in court on Aug. 18, logs show.

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