Brother fatally stabs brother over dispute about money, Miami police say

A late January argument between two brothers over money caused an unfixable rift that led one to fatally stabbing the other so forcibly that he chipped bone off his ribs, Miami police say. Over three weeks later, authorities arrested him on Thursday.

Jawan Jerome McBride, 21, is facing a charge of first-degree murder, his arrest report read. Judge Maria Espinosa Dennis denied his bond Friday morning, and he will remain in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as he awaits trial.

On January 21, McBride’s brother confronted him about money in a CashApp account that they shared. An undisclosed amount of funds had disappeared, and the unidentified brother was convinced McBride took it, the report read.

An argument started, but the two eventually parted ways with nothing happening. Sometime later that day, detectives discovered text messages that McBride planned to kill his brother. It’s unclear whom he was messaging.

Three hours after the texts, the brothers got into another argument that ended with them being separated, police said. McBride went to his room, grabbed an 8-inch knife and started another argument with his brother.

This time, it ended with McBride stabbing his brother several times, the report read. Police and Miami Fire Rescue rushed to the home, in the 5700 block of Northwest Fifth Court, and took the brother to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he died.

McBride waited for police and was arrested at the home. Authorities said he confessed to stabbing his brother over the money issues between them. He shared this wasn’t their first argument. McBride also called another brother, who he said also had issues with the victim, right after the stabbing.

An autopsy by the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office revealed the victim suffered a perforated lung, stomach, diaphragm and small intestine. His lower left rib was also chipped.

“The cause of death was ruled sharp force injuries,” the report read.