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Phoenix police arrest man for killing using metal pole

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Posted at 10:05 AM, Oct 17, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-17 13:05:36-04

PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police have arrested a man accused of killing another man with a metal pole.

Sgt. Tommy Thompson said Thursday that 34-year-old Forrest Alvin Miles III has been booked on manslaughter and possession of dangerous drugs.

According to investigators, officers saw Miles running down a street carrying a 4-foot (1.2-meter)-long metal pole Wednesday night.

He was being chased by a man who told officers that Miles had hit someone with the pole.

Thompson says officers detained Miles and found 40-year-old John Kallay lying on the street.

Kallay was taken to a hospital but died from his injuries.

It was not immediately known if Miles had an attorney to speak on his behalf.