Homeless man accused of stabbing victim to death in Mesa

MESA, Ariz. - A homeless man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another man to death at a Mesa apartment.

The stabbing happened on Feb. 9 near Power Road and Main Street. Mesa Police say officers responded to the scene and found the body of Kenneth Gordon inside the apartment. Gordon had been stabbed multiple times.

Mario Ortiz was named as a person of interest in the murder and was later detained by police on a felony parole warrant.

Homeless man accused of murder in Mesa

A homeless man is under arrest for his alleged role in a deadly stabbing in Mesa. Police took Mario Ortiz into custody on counts including second-degree murder. Earlier this month, they say he met a man at a bus stop and asked him for drugs. Detectives say the men went to an apartment to get drugs and then went to the apartment of the victim where police say Ortiz stabbed the man to death. A judge set bond at $100K.

Investigators interviewed Ortiz, who allegedly said he met the victim at a bus stop to buy drugs. The two then went to Gordon's apartment.

"[Ortiz] said the victim freaked out and came at him (with no weapons) and [Ortiz] pushed him away," court documents read. "[Ortiz] stated he didn't have a knife and doesn't know how the victim was stabbed," court documents read.

Ortiz, 21, was arrested and booked into jail. He is accused of second-degree murder.