A 20-year-old male model has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of a man in New York City, prosecutors said Saturday.
Late Friday, 20-year-old Dines Saxon was arrested and charged in the Nov. 10 slaying of 35-year-old Grant Grant. He has been charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that they found the 35-year-old victim stabbed in the chest at the Mott Haven apartment building.
“[P]Aulis responded to a 911 call of a man inside 384 Grand Concourse who had been attacked with a knife, the NYPD statement said. . EMS responded to the location and pronounced him dead at the scene.”
Male model arrested, accused of stabbing man in apartment: ‘Super bloody’
Diane Saxon poses for a photo at the NE Management Halloween Party at Starchild Rooftop Bar & Lounge at Sol Hotel on October 27, 2022 in New York City. (Marco Bahler/BFA.com/Shutterstock)
Saxon will be held without bail until his next court date on Dec. 3.
Prosecutors said he had a large bandage on his right hand because he was injured during the stabbing incident. The Daily News reported.
Prosecutors have not given a motive for the stabbing.
Diane Saxon poses for a photo at the NE Management Halloween Party at Starchild Rooftop Bar & Lounge at Sol Hotel on October 27, 2022 in New York City. (Marco Bahler/BFA.com/Shutterstock)
At the scene of the stabbing, a resident told Fox News that the victim was “very bloody.”
“I heard there was tons of blood in the lobby,” the woman said, as her brother got a photo of the scene. “The guy that my brother showed me, he looked very bloody, like he was in his underwear or something. … He looked very bloodthirsty.
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“He was like laying on the ground, handcuffed behind his back, police everywhere,” he added. “He had blood in his drawers, blood on his hand, blood on his thigh. Crazy.”
Police investigate the scene where the body of 35-year-old Grant Grant was found in Bronx, NY, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. The main suspect in the murder is 20-year-old male model Dennis Saxon. (Peter Gerber)
Saxon published his modeling work on them. Instagram account, which appeared inactive on Tuesday. He was previously represented by ONE Management, but his portfolio was recently removed from the agency’s website.
The company told Fox News Digital it had cut ties with the suspect.
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“We represented him once,” a spokesperson said. “However, we do not currently represent Dynus, and he is not currently affiliated with ONE.”
Andrea Margolis of Fox News Digital and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
