Police: Jonesboro man arrested for stabbing brother to death

A Jonesboro man has been arrested for the murder of his brother. 

Monday night, Joseph Oliver was taken into custody on murder charges after police said he stabbed his brother to death. The stabbing happened at a home on Braxley Way where both brothers lived.

Police said the two got into an argument before Oliver stabbed his brother. It was witnessed by the victim's parents, grandmother, and siblings, according to investigators. 

The victim was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

Police said Oliver admitted to stabbing his brother and is now being held at the Clayton County Jail.