Warrant sheds new light on stabbing incident

Friday, February 7, 2014 10:52 PM EST

By JUSTIN MUSZYNSKI STAFF WRITER

BRISTOL The warrant for a man charged Friday in connection with the Joey Klett killing sheds new light on the last moments of the teenagers life.

Jordan Rutledge, 22, of 31 Summer St., was arrested Thursday for allegedly entering the house party that Klett was stabbed at and brandishing a revolver just after Klett ran out to get help.

The prosecutor said Friday at Rutledges arraignment in Bristol Superior Court that he does not believe he had anything to do with Kletts killing.

According to the warrant, multiple witnesses told police they saw an altercation between Klett and a man they only knew by an alias in the living room of 27 Irving St. around midnight Jan. 25.

Several people reported seeing a heavy-set black male in an argument with Klett that escalated to pushing and shoving. One witness said the altercation stemmed from the male telling Klett to stop staring at him.

Nathaniel Gonzalez, who went to the party with his brother, said the male pulled out a black knife before grabbing Klett and moving towards the door. He then said he heard a girl yell, they stabbed Joey, the warrant said.

He also told investigators that while Klett and the unknown male were fighting, a Hispanic male with corn row hair tried to hit Klett with a bottle. Gonzalez punched the man and ended up having the bottle smashed over his head.

Klett then ran out of the front door holding his stomach, witnesses said. It was at this point that a male, later identified as Rutledge, came in the front door waving a revolver around.

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Warrant sheds new light on stabbing incident