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POLICE REPORT: Son stabs father then recites bible verses, blames 'sinful world'

Posted at 2:23 PM, Jun 17, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-17 17:25:14-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A father in North Las Vegas is dead after his son stabbed him in the chest and then blamed a"sinful world," police say.

In a newly-released police report, North Las Vegas police say Ezekiel Dwayne Collins stabbed his father on February 12 after an argument in the kitchen.

Collins had said he was tired of hearing voices and picked up a kitchen knife. Someone in the room told him they would call police.

Collins handed them the phone and said, "You can call police because by the time they get here the mission will be finished."

The report goes on to say Collins and his father began fighting. Police say he stabbed his father multiple times then walked out of the house.

An officer found Collins walking nearby with his "fists balled and a crazed look on his face."

The officer then ordered Collins to get on the ground. He complied and said, "I'm guilty."

Collins was injured and had cuts on his left palm, according to the report. As they waited for paramedics, he was recited bible verses and told the officer he was a prophet.

When she asked him what happened, Collins responded by saying "Proverbs 228."

The report goes on to say, when asked why he stabbed his father Collins said "Sinful world. It must happen."

Collins was arrested.

His father was rushed to UMC Trauma ICU until February 19 when he died form his injuries.