MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Police are investigating after a dead body was found at the Clusters Apartments.
Jose Porras, 19, has been arrested for the murder of Alex Sierra, 23.
Porras is being charged with murder, a first degree felony.
According to the arrest affidavit, Porras was identified as Sierra's roommate and was found near the scene with what an officer identified as potential bloodstains on his shoes.
An MPD officer asked if Porras had any weapons on him, to which he said no. The officer then asked if he could search Porras, who said yes but then proceeded to hand him a paring knife.
The officer noted a red substance on the end of the knife, which he identified based on his experience as dried blood.
Porras was handcuffed and taken to the police department, where he admitted to officers he had stabbed Sierra.
According to Porras, he had been using methamphetamines and confronted Sierra because he "did not trust him."
Porras said he had initially intended to choke Sierra but instead ended up stabbing him in the neck and chest. He then moved Sierra's body from the apartment down to the courtyard.
He also told police that he would stab Sierra again in the same circumstances
NewsWest 9 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
