A Middlesboro man is dead, and his father is charged with killing him.
Police say Gary Baker, Jr. stabbed his son Joshua Baker to death.
“It’s not every morning you wake up and hear you’re not going to see your best friend again,” said Tyler Cox, Josh Baker’s friend.
Cox’s friend, 24-year-old Josh Baker, died Thursday night. Police say Baker’s own father stabbed him to death during an argument.
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Cox does not know why.
“Josh was a good hard-working fellow. He was usually happy go lucky for the most part,” said Cox.
Middlesboro Police say they responded to a call at a home on Evans Drive at 10:40 Thursday night. Once there, officers say they found Josh Baker with a stab wound in his chest. He died at the scene.
Police charged his father, 51-year-old Gary Baker, Jr. with murder. Baker, Jr. pleaded not guilty to the murder charge. His defense attorney had no comment. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for February 25th. Jail officials say bond is $500,000.
Cox is still trying to come to grips his best friend is gone.
