Man allegedly kills his mom after she evicted him for ‘poor behavior’

A man has been charged with the murder of his mother after she evicted him from her home for “poor behavior,” officials said.

Levi Isaac Davis, 26, allegedly stabbed his mom, Karly Cantrell, to death on Monday, October 10, and left her in a pool of blood at her home in Middleton, Idaho, USA.

Cantrell had been stabbed in the neck and abdomen, the Idaho Statesman reported.

Her husband, Kevin Kline, arrived home about 3:30 p.m. and found Cantrell lying in a pool of blood in the living room, with chunks of her hair and skin missing, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office.

Davis was arrested on the same day at 11:15 p.m. at a halfway house in Nampa after a neighbor told cops that a vehicle matching the suspect’s left the scene in the morning, KTVB reported.

Arresting officers reportedly found bloodstained clothes in Davis’ car and bedroom, as well as various wounds on the suspect, including a deep cut on the thigh and a burn mark on his arm.

Cantrell’s two teenage sons told investigators they last saw their mom at 7:35 a.m. Monday before they left for school, the Statesman said.

One of the boys, a 15-year-old, texted Cantrell that he had forgotten a school project, which she said she’d drop off but never did. When he and his 17-year-old brother texted their mom later in the day, she never responded.

Meanwhile, an acquaintance of Davis later told cops that the suspect showed up at his house at 9 a.m. that day “with what appeared to be blood on his pants” and asked if he could shower there, according to the affidavit.

Davis claimed he had stabbed himself but the friend told him to leave, officials said.

On Tuesday, October 11, Davis was charged with second-degree murder as well as a parole violation during a virtual arraignment at the Canyon County Courthouse.

Cantrell, an animal rights activist, was the executive director of the West Valley Humane Society.