Deputies: Man Stabbed His Brother to Death

4:40 PM, Jul 18, 2012   |    comments
Thomas Joe Warren (Image: Lexington County Sheriff's Dept.)
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Lexington County, SC (WLTX) - Lexington County deputies have arrested a man they say stabbed to death his brother.

Thomas Joe Warren, 37, is charged with murder and possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in the death of 28-year-old Tommy Lee Warren Jr.

Officer say at 12:16 a.m. Wednesday, Thomas Warren stabbed Tommy Warren after the two had an argument at Thomas's home. When deputies arrived, they found Tommy Warren just inside the front door. 

Officers say they found a large Bowie knife with blood on it in a table in the bedroom of the home.

While they are still investigating the nature of the dispute, deputies say the two had ongoing problems.