Man Stabs Stranger, Claims Mental Health Episode

0:00It's April 13th. This is Kansas News Today, powered by AI. A 33-year-old man from Independence named Clinton Kelly faces second-degree murder and armed criminal action charges after fatally stabbing. Another 33-year-old Rodney Medina in downtown Kansas City. This went down near 11th Street and Grand Boulevard on a Sunday morning just before 9.15 AM, when first responders rushed Medina to the Bay Hospital, but he didn't make it past 9.45. Witnesses spotted Kelly dressed in a dark shirt, jeans, and mismatched shoes, chasing Medina down the street while acting all erratic, yelling at. Strangers from a bus stop. Medina had a skateboard and tried to fight back with punches before collapsing from a neck wound. Kelly messed the description perfectly when cops nabbed him nearby with bloody hands and cuts. He straight up admitted to detectives that he thought Medina had pulled a gun on him last year and was now talking to him through his brain, so he stabbed him in the chin and ditched the knife.

1:01According to the prosecutor, they recovered that knife during a search right where Kelly said he tossed it. Meanwhile, he's locked up on a $250,000 cash-only bond with no court date set yet. This case highlights how mental-help episodes can turn deadly fast in public spaces, and authorities are pushing forward with the charges as the investigation wraps up.