Document: Arrest Made in Homicide on Clay Place, NE

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man who is suspected of being involved in a murder on the 4000 block of Clay Place, NE.

According to a press release, 44-year-old Phillip Humphrey was arrested on April 11. He was charged second-degree murder while armed for allegedly stabbing 33-year-old Cornell Mason on April 10.

According to court documents, Mason died at a local hospital on April 11. The death allegedly resulted from a dispute between the men.

Humphrey’s first hearing in court for the matter occurred on April 13. He is scheduled for a felony status conference on June 12. Humphrey is being held without bail.

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