Man arrested for killing stepfather was arrested 2 times before Cobb County murder WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

AUSTELL, Ga. — A man accused of murdering his stepfather was arrested twice in the week leading up to the killing.

Cobb County police tell Channel 2′s Michael Seiden that the previous arrests were for nonviolent crimes, including obstruction of justice.

Isaac Duarte, 20, is accused of murdering his stepfather inside the family’s mobile home.

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Police said Duarte is accused of attacking and killing Delmar Mejia, stabbing him several times in the face before slitting his throat on July 17.

Channel 2 Action News spoke to neighbors living in the area nearby off of Cardell Road in Austell, who said Duarte was often seen wandering around high and causing trouble.

The neighbors told Seiden that they’d never thought Duarte was capable of such a heinous crime.

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“I was shocked when I realized that he got killed,” a teenager told Seiden.

Channel 2 Action News was given …