It's unclear if 15-year-old Dennis King was still alive when, according to prosecutors, 21-year-old Malik Terrell had beaten him with a hammer and called 911 to report a break-in, saying he had detained one of the suspects.
Sometime after the call, Terrell repeatedly stabbed King in the neck with a large knife, according to Wednesday's documents, which charge Terrell's mother and 17-year-old brother with allegedly helping him elude police. More