Stephen Perez-Guerra (Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. \u2013 Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office detectives have arrested a 72-year-old man in connection with a fatal stabbing in Atlantic Beach.<\/p>\n
Stephen Perez-Guerra was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 49-year-old Mickey Jo Guile.<\/p>\n
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office, officers with the Atlantic Beach Police Department responded just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, to Rose Avenue near Mayport Road. There, they found Guile lying in a back bedroom. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later died.<\/p>\n
JSO\u2019s Homicide and Crime Scene Unit detectives launched an investigation in cooperation with Atlantic Beach Police Department and the State Attorney\u2019s Office. Through that investigation, detectives say they identified Perez-Guerra as the suspect.<\/p>\n
Perez-Guerra is currently being held at the Duval County jail.<\/p>\n
JSO extended its condolences to Guile\u2019s family and friends.<\/p>\n
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