According to Indiana police, a man is in prison for killing his own brother for a small sum of money.
Caleb Xavier Ingram, 21, faces one count of murder, according to Madison County Sheriff’s Department records.
According to police, the defendant quickly regretted the argument and his rare outburst of violence.
The incident took place late in the evening on October 30 at a home on East Second Street in Anderson, a medium-sized city about 40 miles northeast of Indianapolis. At around 11:49 p.m., the Anderson Police Department received a 911 call reporting a stabbing.
Responding officers stated that the defendant greeted them at the door and then led them inside and upstairs to the crime scene, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Indianapolis-based Fox affiliate WXIN.
According to the affidavit, police discovered William Henry Ingram IV, 22, inside the house on the tree-lined suburban street with a knife wound to the left side of his neck. Efforts to save the young man’s life were futile; he was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he eventually died from his injuries.
According to police, telltale signs of violence were found throughout the shattered home.
Officers report finding bloody barefoot footprints on the floor, blood in the hallway, bedroom, and bathroom, and a smallish or medium-sized orange knife outside the defendant’s bedroom.
Caleb Ingram was also covered in blood, but it was allegedly not his own. According to the court document, responding officers determined that the defendant required “possible medical treatment” due to the “large amount of blood on him” and transported him to a hospital. However, doctors discovered that he was completely uninjured.
Detectives reviewed body-worn camera footage and determined the alleged killer’s motive.
Before invoking his right to counsel, Caleb Ingram stated that his older brother “spent some money that [Caleb Ingram] was going to spend on [his] girlfriend,” according to the affidavit obtained by the TV station.
“I just took it to heart,” the defendant allegedly said to responding officers.
According to police, Caleb Ingram made several unprovoked admissions of guilt and remorse while alone in the back of a patrol car, talking to himself, which were captured on an in-car video camera.
The affidavit includes the following external dialogue:
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