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A man from Florida finds himself in custody, accused of fatally stabbing his brother over a dispute involving their CashApp account.
Jawan McBride, aged 21, faces a first-degree murder charge for the alleged attack on his brother, as detailed in an arrest affidavit acquired by Oxygen. The altercation reportedly began when the brother demanded funds from their shared CashApp.
On January 21, Miami Police officers were dispatched to the residence shared by McBride and his sibling, responding to reports of a stabbing incident.
According to witnesses, the conflict erupted earlier that day when McBride’s brother insisted he was owed money, igniting a series of arguments that fluctuated in intensity.
Eventually, McBride allegedly retreated to his bedroom, retrieved an 8-inch knife, and returned to the hallway to continue the heated exchange. The affidavit notes that after the stabbing, McBride dropped the weapon, which another individual subsequently placed in a sink before calling emergency services.
The brothers had “rising tensions,” McBride told police in the affidavit, due to prior family issues. McBride explained that when the shared CashApp became deactivated, McBride’s brother suspected him of taking the money in it.
On the day of the stabbing, McBride told police in the affidavit, his brother confronted him and threatened to take money from McBride’s paycheck “as payback” and harm him. McBride said that he armed himself with a knife and when his brother “charged” at him and collided into him, he swung the knife into his torso.
McBride’s brother was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy determined that McBride’s brother suffered from a perforated lung, stomach, diaphragm and small intestine. His lower left rib was also chipped.
The cause of death, per the affidavit, is sharp force injuries and the manner of death is homicide.
A search warrant of McBride’s cell phone, per the document showed, “There was evidence of messages (3) hours prior to the stabbing of the defendant’s plan to kill the victim on this same day.”
A public defender for McBride declined to comment when asked by Oxygen. McBride pleaded not guilty, according to records reviewed by Oxygen. McBride is held at the Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Center without bond. His next hearing is scheduled for Feb. 17.