Mississippi man stabbed to death in Louisiana; suspect charged with murder

Published 5:15 pm Saturday, February 12, 2022

A Mississippi man was stabbed to death last week in Louisiana, police reported.

Alexandria, Louisiana, police say they arrested Cortavius M. Hickes, 22, of Alexandria, and charged him with murdering Michael Anthony Phelps, Jr., 29, of Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Phelps was found dead in the early morning hours Tuesday at a residence in the 3400 block of Queens Court in Alexandria.

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