Victims identified in July 4 Huntington Beach stabbing; charges filed against suspect
Orange County prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man accused of stabbing five people in Huntington Beach on the Fourth of July, killing two of them.
Court records indicate that, Logan Christopher Kelley, 26, of Huntington Beach was charged Monday with two counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, one count of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm and one count of battery on police or emergency personnel.
Kelley was arrested following an incident near 16th Street and Pecan Avenue about 11:15 p.m. on July 4. Police were called to a multifamily residential complex where officers found several victims. Three were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries but two were pronounced dead at the scene.
Logan Christopher Kelley, 26, of Huntington Beach was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of murder and attempted murder at 11:30 p.m., according to HBPD’s online adult arrest log.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as William Thomas Collins, 47, and Eric Clayton Hodges, 42, both from Huntington Beach.
Police declined to provide any additional information as detectives continue to investigate the case.
If convicted, Kelley faces possible sentencing enhancements for personally using a deadly weapon, attempted premeditated murder and special circumstances for having more than one murder conviction in the first or second degree.
Nguyen writes for Times Community News.
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