SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man charged in the August 2021 murder of his uncle has entered a plea in the case.
According to the Sedgwick County District attorney's office, 33-year-old Douglass McGathy pleaded no contest to one count of second-degree murder on Dec. 22.
In August of 2021, deputies were dispatched to a stabbing in the 5600 block of south 143rd Street East in Wichita, according to Lt. Benjamin Blick.
When deputies arrived, they located a 48-year-old as Kelly Joe Ralph in the driveway with multiple stab wounds. EMS transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
During the investigation, deputies learned there was a physical disturbance between Ralph and and his nephew Douglass R. McGathy over a gun sale, according to Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter. They both lived at the home.
Deputies arrested McGathy and the next day located the knife used in the murder. It was thrown on the roof of the home, according to Sheriff Jeff Easter.
McGathy is scheduled for sentencing on February 9, according to the District Attorney's office.