Clown-costumed teen charged with murder in random East St. Louis stabbing

A 15-year-old boy wearing a clown outfit has been charged with first-degree murder in East St. Louis for stabbing 78-year-old John Wesley Allen at a bus stop. Prosecutors say they intend to try the juvenile as an adult. The random attack occurred Monday; Allen, a Jennings, Missouri resident, died from a knife wound as video of the clownish suspect circulated and authorities pursued him, leading to his arrest at a residence. The case cites “intent to kill or do great bodily harm.”