ANDERSON, Ind. — A 13-year-old boy is expected to be charged with murder by the end of the week, and prosecutors want to charge him as an adult.
The teen is being held for allegedly stabbing 61-year-old Mark Miles to death on Oct. 3 in the 900 block of West 12th Street in Anderson.
Police were called by Miles' friend who went to check on him. She found him lying on his back in a pool of blood. When police responded they found a bloody kitchen knife nearby.
At the same time, a man flagged down an officer to say that a group of people had handed him a wallet. When he opened it for police, they saw that it belonged to Miles.
The coroner determined that Miles had been stabbed multiple times, including at least once in the chest.
The next day, police were called by a woman who wanted to report her 13-year-old son.
She said that the her son had appeared home with $500 in cash. The boy told her that he'd been at a nearby gas station, asking people for money.
Police interviewed the boy. According to their report, the boy initially told them that Miles had been aggressive with him, but eventually told them that was a lie.
His final story, according to court documents, was that he saw Miles had a lot of cash at the gas station. The boy told police he followed Miles with the intent to rob him.
According to the lead investigator, the boy said Miles invited him in. The boy said he asked for some water, but Miles said he didn't have any. The boy says Miles told him to leave and opened the door. The boy allegedly told police he closed the door and grabbed a knife from the kitchen before stabbing him.
According to court records, the boy says Miles said "you're killing me."
The boy allegedly told police he stabbed Miles "a couple more times" before taking his money and wallet.
Police say they asked him why he did it. He allegedly told them he just planned to punch Miles but that he decided to stab him after Miles allegedly hit him with a cane.
Police say the boy said he could have avoided this "and now I'm here and I killed somebody."
The Madison County Deputy Prosecutor says formal charges against the boy will be filed by Oct. 11. The prosecutor will then file to have the boy waived to adult court. That process could take months.
