SALT LAKE CITY — One suspect has been arrested in connection to a stabbing at the Palmer Court housing complex in Salt Lake City that left one man dead Thursday.
According to the probable cause statement filed by police, Grant, along with the second suspect Taddy Avalon Jackman, 43, got involved in an altercation with Alires at the Palmer Court housing complex located near Main Street. Both suspects were identified by a witness to the incident and later via surveillance video of the scene. Detectives with the SLCPD Homicide Squad and the departments Violent Criminal Apprehension Team were able to locate Grant at a residence near 300 East Kensington Avenue.
When presented with screenshots of the surveillance video, Grant continued denying any connection to the incident or to Jackman. However, the witness who identified Grant told police that he and Jackman were good friends, later corroborated when detectives located a prior criminal case involving both Jackman and Grant that demonstrated their relationship.