A man died early Sunday after being stabbed at the intersection of Cleveland and Reynolds avenues in Columbus, and within hours police had a suspect in custody more than an hour southeast of the city. Brandon Parsons was rushed to a hospital but could not be saved. By late morning, a warrant had been filed and an arrest made in Logan, Ohio.
Officers Rushed to Scene After Midnight Stabbing Report
According to nbc4i.com, officers were called to Cleveland Avenue and Reynolds Avenue just before 12:40 a.m. Sunday on a report of a stabbing. When they arrived, they found Parsons suffering from a stab wound, and Columbus Fire medics transported him to a nearby hospital, per the myfox28columbus.com report. Parsons died at the hospital at 1:15 a.m., the same morning the stabbing was reported.
Columbus police said a man had died after being stabbed and that a suspect was in custody facing a murder charge, according to the police report cited by myfox28columbus.com. Detectives filed a murder warrant for Jacob Iams in connection with the case, the station's report notes.
Suspect Tracked Down More Than an Hour Away
Logan police located Iams in Logan, Ohio, and arrested him without incident at about 11:35 a.m. Sunday, the same account states. The arrest came roughly 11 hours after the initial stabbing report in Columbus, putting a suspect in custody on the same day the crime occurred. Iams now faces a murder charge tied to Parsons's death.
Columbus Homicides Remain Comparatively Low in 2026
The case adds to a Columbus homicide count that had been running unusually low this year. Police reported six homicides so far in 2026, which nbc4i.com described as the lowest year-to-date total the city has seen in more than a decade. That same report noted that none of this year's homicides had stemmed from domestic violence.
The comparatively quiet pace follows a sharp decline from recent years. Columbus recorded fewer than 100 homicides in 2025, compared with more than 100 in 2024 and more than 200 in 2021, according to nbc4i.com's reporting.
