VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Daytona Beach felon is being held on a second-degree murder charge after the fatal stabbing of a man at a Citgo gas station early Saturday morning.
- Joe McCants charged with second-degree murder
- Police release identity of man who died
- 50-year-old suspect has criminal past
The suspect, Joe McCants, 50, was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach on Saturday evening. He is being held without bond.
McCants is scheduled to appear before a Volusia County judge sometime after 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
McCants has a criminal past that includes serving time in state prison from December 2005 to October 2008 for aggravated battery and cocaine possession.
The victim, Thebese Rankin, was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, where the 27-year-old man died, according to Daytona Beach police.
A possible motive was not released on Saturday. The relationship between the two men, if any, also was not released.
The stabbing happened at 4:37 a.m. at the Citgo at 600 West International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona Beach.
Police officers released an image from a store security camera of a man they initially described as a person of interest in the attack.
They shared the image on social media, asking the public if they knew the person.
Later, police confirmed the person in the photo was McCants, calling him a suspect in the fatal stabbing.
Police said an investigation is ongoing and additional details would be released later.
Editor's note: Officials originally released the victim's name as Thebese Radkin, but on Sunday they gave a correction to his last name, which is Rankin.