Police charge son in killing
Jason Hornick/Staff Photographer
Prince William County Police investigators talk outside the residence of 6488 Davis Ford Road in Manassas after an altercation between a 22-year-old son and a 46-year-old father took place at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The father was taken to a local hospital and pronouced dead shortly after 12 p.m. The 22-year-old is under arrest with charges pending.
Prince William police have charged a 22-year-old Manassas-area man with murder in the death of his father.
Ryan James Stephenson of 6488 Davis Ford Road is being held without bond in the Prince William-Manassas re-gional jail, said Officer Erika Hernandez, Prince William police spokeswoman.
Tuesday at approximately 10:40 a.m. police were called to the house Stephenson shared with his 46-year-old father, James Dale Stephenson, to investigate a domestic dispute.
The investigation revealed that they were involved in a fight. The father was transported to Prince William Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after noon.
Police have a motive in the case, Hernandez said, and the investigation so far does not indicate that the killing was pre-mediated.
Police are not releasing any additional information, she said.
Stephenson has a scheduled court date of August 15.
Staff writer Elisa Glushefski can be reached at 703-878-8062.
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it goes to show this county’s sheltered way of living.nobody is real neighbors no more.your houses are giant cubicles and people are too scared or stuck up to come outside and interact with your communities.soon you wont have a choice .because of gas prices you are most likely to be home more often.so wave back to your neighbor or recieve a more animated wave .1.
just goes to show you how sheltered you people live out here.nobody is real neighbors these days.this is happenig all over the country.its tragic and unfortunate but i believe preventable.
It’s a shame on my part that I didn’t know my neighbor in the 10 years I’ve lived on this street. I had talked to his father several times, but I never really got to know him or his kids. Lord only knows what transpired on that day. And now, because of a rush of anger, one person is dead and another will spend probably most of his life in jail. It’s sad.
I grew up knowing this family, and I will tell you Ryan is not “that” kid. Rest his father’s soul, but he was not always the nicest man. All I’m saying is be respectful. . .none of us know why it happened. Pray for this family, Ryan was not an only child.
I am sure that it was over the Spice or Playboy channels.
AND I AM SURE IT WASNT WORTH KILLING HIS FATHER OVER!!!!!!
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