Man arrested after stabbing someone more than 40 times in Burnt Store Marina

A Burnt Store Marina man has been arrested after the Lee County Sheriff’s Office says he stabbed someone multiple times on Monday.

Deputies say Edmond Clarke, 36, was inside The Trading Post in Burnt Store Marina just before 7 p.m. on Monday when he grabbed scissors from a cup near the register and began stabbing the victim.

The sheriff’s office says Clarke stabbed the victim multiple times before grabbing several other knives, continuing to attack the victim for several minutes. LCSO says the victim was stabbed more than 40 times in the head, neck and torso.

The arrest report says Clarke was also trying to behead the victim.

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