SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A jury has found a 21-year-old man not guilty after police say he stabbed and killed his 34-year-old stepfather to death after an argument.

This happened back in January at Castle Point Apartments.

According to charging paperwork , Lee Alexis told his stepson, Corey Young, to be more respectful before things escalated into a physical fight.

The jury got the case and deliberated Wednesday afternoon and returned the not guilty verdict in under 90 minutes. This came after Young testified on the stand.

A court has ordered Young to be released from custody.

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