The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

March 31, 2008

<img src="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/new.gif" border=0>2:05 p.m. Man charged with killing stepson




A Pittsburg, Kan., man has been charged with killing his stepson Sunday night in a domestic argument.

Patrick E. Wilson, 54, remained in custody Monday on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated battery. The Pittsburg Police Department said Wilson is accused of stabbing his stepson, Dustin C. Watson, 23, in a disturbance about 8:20 p.m. Sunday at their residence at 801 E. Eighth St. in Pittsburg.

Watson was taken to Mount Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.