Muncie Man Tells Police He Killed Brother’s Housemate on Cardinal Greenway – WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather

MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) – Police in Muncie have arrested a man for the murder of his brother’s housemate.

Jason Harris, 32, of Muncie, faces six counts, including murder, felony confinement and use of a firearm.

On Tuesday, Kyle Harris contacted police and said his housemate, Erik Sparks, was missing.

Harris told police that he and his brother, Jason Harris, got into an argument Monday night after returning home from a party and his brother pointed a gun at him. He said that Sparks wanted Jason Harris out of the house.

Kyle Harris said that when he woke up Tuesday morning, Sparks was gone and Jason Harris was at home. When he asked where Sparks was, Kyle Harris said his brother made the gesture with his hand, pulling his thumb over his throat as if Sparks were dead.

Kyle Harris also told police that after he reported Sparks missing, his brother told him they needed to get out of town.

Officers stopped by the house to investigate and found Jason Harris inside with a number of packed bags by the door. Officers learned that Jason Harris had a history of violence, including an incident in which he stabbed his brother.

Officers brought Jason Harris to City Hall for an interview.

In an interview with investigators, Jason Harris admitted to killing Sparks on Monday night, according to court documents.

Jason Harris told police he got into a car with Sparks and left the house on South Clark Street after arguing with his brother. He admitted that while in the car he and Sparks had an argument and he ordered Sparks to stop the car.

He then walked Sparks straight down to Cardinal Greenway with a gun, said Harris, ordering Sparks to kneel and shoot him three or four times with a .40-caliber pistol. He told police he had lost his soul after the shooting, and when he arrived he realized what he had done and found Sparks lying on the ground. Harris directed police to Sparks’ body, found in the snow near the trailhead.

Jason Harris is being held without bond in the Delaware County Jail.

He is expected to be formally charged in court on Wednesday.