Independence Man Charged in Downtown Kansas City Stabbing That Killed Ronnie Medina

Overview

• Jackson County prosecutors charged Clinton J. Kelly, 33, with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the stabbing at 11th Street and Grand Boulevard, and a judge set his bond at $250,000.
• Police identified the victim as Ronnie Medina, 33, who was found with a neck wound, taken to a hospital, and later pronounced dead.
• Court documents say Kelly admitted stabbing Medina after claiming the man had threatened him before and was “speaking to him through his brain,” and officers arrested Kelly nearby minutes later.
• Kansas City, Kansas, police said a person of interest is in custody after a late‑Saturday homicide on Ridgeview Street, and they asked anyone with information to contact the Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
• Separate from the stabbing, Kansas City, Missouri, police reported a fatal shooting near 27th Street and Troost Avenue with no arrests and a reward of up to $25,000 for tips that lead to an arrest.