Lauren Hernandez

Statesman Journal

A Stayton man is facing a murder charge after allegedly fatally stabbing a man Monday.

Deputies were called to the 18000 block of North Santiam Highway after 8 p.m. Monday evening following a report of a stabbing, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Samuel Taylor, 26, of Stayton, entered a residence where Jere Moody, 70, was in the living room. A witness at the scene told deputies she left the pair alone, then heard Moody yelling for help a short time later and asking her to call 911, according to a Marion County probable cause statement.

The witness told investigating deputies she saw Taylor holding a knife and standing over Moody, who was bleeding badly.He was stabbed multiple times.

Moody, of Stayton, died after arriving at the hospital.

Taylor was taken to the Marion County Jail.

He was arraigned on one murder charge Tuesday at the Marion County Circuit Court Annex. He is being held without bail.

Murder is defined as a Measure 11 crime that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison if convicted.

Taylor is scheduled for an indictment hearing at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 2.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office would not provide additional details regarding the investigation or the relationship between the men.

This story is developing and will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

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