2 men fatally stabbed roommate in ‘bizarre’ fight over PlayStation, police say

Two men are in custody after an ex-roommate was fatally stabbed late Monday at a home in Maitland, Florida. Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lema said on Tuesday afternoon that the stabbing appeared to have stemmed from an argument about a video game console. Officials with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called just before midnight to a home on South Boulevard. Inside the home, they found the body of Joshua Barnes, 24, who appeared to have suffered fatal stab wounds.Deputies said 22-year-old Jake Bilotta and 21-year-old Ian McClurg were arrested on premeditated homicide charges. Both men live at the South Boulevard home. Deputies said the men lured Barnes, who was their ex-roommate, to the home because they believed he stole a PlayStation after they evicted him. "It is the most bizarre and disgraceful act that one can imagine," Lema said. Deputies say the plan to dispose of the bloody body unraveled when another roommate stopped home during a date and found the suspects trying to put it into garbage bags.

Two men are in custody after an ex-roommate was fatally stabbed late Monday at a home in Maitland, Florida.

Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lema said on Tuesday afternoon that the stabbing appeared to have stemmed from an argument about a video game console.


Officials with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called just before midnight to a home on South Boulevard.

Inside the home, they found the body of Joshua Barnes, 24, who appeared to have suffered fatal stab wounds.

Deputies said 22-year-old Jake Bilotta and 21-year-old Ian McClurg were arrested on premeditated homicide charges. Both men live at the South Boulevard home.

Deputies said the men lured Barnes, who was their ex-roommate, to the home because they believed he stole a PlayStation after they evicted him.

"It is the most bizarre and disgraceful act that one can imagine," Lema said.

Deputies say the plan to dispose of the bloody body unraveled when another roommate stopped home during a date and found the suspects trying to put it into garbage bags.