Sad story coming out of Connecticut today. Tarence Mitchell, a high school football star just outside of Hartford, CT, wanted to end the relationship he had with an older man and things did not turn out well for either one of them. The older man is now dead, and Mitchell is facing murder charges, but should he? Hit the jump for more.

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Via NYDN:

Tarence Mitchell, 18, stabbed Ronald Taylor Jr., 27, five times with a steak knife — including at least once in the back — during an argument Thursday night in Bloomfield. The fatal slashing came after a two-year relationship, according to court records. The older man plied the teen with pot and alcohol, Mitchell told police, but when the high schooler tried to break off the sexual relationship, “Taylor posted a picture of him on Facebook that included a blog of bad things about him, including him being a Bloomfield gay football star”. The older man got jealous when the football captain at Bloomfield High School, in a Hartford suburb, would text girls. He reportedly threatened the teen with a sword, court papers showed.

When Taylor arrived at Mitchell’s house uninvited Thursday, the teen armed himself with the steak knife, he told cops. Taylor reportedly punched Mitchell in the face before the football star stabbed Taylor three times. When the man fled, Mitchell chased him down to stab him twice more. Mitchell is currently being held on $1 million dollar bond, but based on the evidence I hope his charges get downgraded. He obviously is a young kid who was dealing with an older man. He wanted to end things but the now deceased older lover wasn’t trying to have it. This is sad for families on both side.