Clearwater Police have charged a suspect for the murder of Jason Paul, who was found stabbed to death near Crest Lake Park in January.
Mychal King, 16, was upset because of an argument with his family and decided to take his rage out on the next person he saw, which happened to be Paul, Police Chief Anthony Holloway said Thursday.
"This is really disturbing to us," Holloway said regarding the lack of motive typical in a crime.
King already was in Pinellas County Jail on other charges when he was connected to this incident, Holloway said.
King is charged with first-degree murder, Holloway said.
Paul was riding his bike to his home on Franklin Street from work when King stopped and stabbed him, leaving his lifeless body near the 100 block of South Glenwood Avenue.
It was a short-cut route Paul recently started taking and was only a couple blocks away from home when he was killed.
Paul's wallet, cell phone and cleaning supplies he purchased on his way home still were on him when investigators found him.
Paul loved skateboarding and his dog Marley, said Renee Paul Langfritz, Paul's mother.
"His whole life was becoming great," she said. "(He) just had a whole bright future."
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