Jonathan Abare, 49, was arrested on Wednesday and accused of murdering Clinton Boadie Park back in January, according to court records obtained on Thursday.

The Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office previously said on January 22 a little before midnight, deputies were called to the 1500 block of North County Road 1430.

Court documents said a witness told police that Park had assaulted one of his household members while they were unloading groceries. Two witnesses stopped the assault and separated the two. A short time later, one of the household members said she heard loud noises coming from the living room, and then Abare showed up in her room. Lubbock youth advisor found guilty on all counts of sexually abusing children When authorities asked a household member if they thought Abare could’ve killed Park, they responded, “He has it in him.” Court records stated another witness said Abare struck Park in the head with his fist and choked him during the assault. The witness told authorities that Abare said, “I’ll kill you,” four times as Park was on the floor. According to the witness, Abare also said, “He needs to learn a lesson.”

The witness told authorities he heard Park say, “I can’t breathe.” The witness said at this point, Abare was on top of Park, and he felt the need to intervene. Abare got up and left Park on the floor. Authorities interviewed Abare, who said he went to the residence and was “immediately” confronted by Park and struck with a hard object on the head. At this point, Abare told authorities he placed Park in a “bear hug type hold” until Park “gave up.” Lubbock man accused of beating child, inappropriately touching another A deputy told Abare, “You’re pretty much the last person that saw [Park] alive.” Abare responded, “I know.” Abare went to the hospital and was treated for superficial injuries. Court documents said an autopsy report stated Park’s death was due to blunt force injuries, and asphyxia due to manual strangulation. As of Thursday, Abare remained at the Lubbock County Detention Center on a $250,000 bond.