The man who was arresetd for stabbing a 19-year-old the early morning hours of March 25, 2017 has been found guilty of second degree murder.

The jury returned the verdict after two hours of deliberation.

AJ Achuo faces life in prison when he is sentenced on May 22.

On the morning of March 25, 2017 a police officer responded to an area near Kinau Superette and found Jeremy Kinon, 19, on the ground and bleeding from his stomach.

Kinon was taken to Queen’s Medical Center in extremely critical condition with a single stab wound and died at around 2 a.m.

Court documents say a witness directed officers to Achuo, who “had blood on his hands and some blood on his clothes.”

According to court documents, the weapon used to stab Kinon was a 12-inch kitchen knife with an 8-inch long silver blade, which was recovered in the same room that Achuo was arrested in.

Witnesses also told authorities they saw Achuo holding the knife.