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According to court records, McFarland confessed to stabbing his roommate, Christopher Hacker, 31, during an argument.
“The suspect having gotten into an altercation with his roommate stated after Miranda that he stabbed the victim with a knife,” according to the complaint signed by Monroe Detective Matthew Parker.
The detective said McFarland told investigators he went into his room and retrieved a knife/axe combination weapon, then confronted Hacker in the hallway.
“When the roommate disarmed him of the axe, (McFarland) stated he stabbed him with the knife portion of the weapon combo,” the detective wrote in the complaint.
Hacker was taken to Atrium Medical Center, where he died.
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