Man Accused Of Fatal Stabbing On New Year's Day Formally Charged

DENVER (CBS4) - A man accused of stabbing another man to death in the early hours of New Year's Day in downtown Denver has been formally charged.

According to Lynn Kimbrough with the district attorney's office, Calvin Johnson, 44, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.

"The charge alleges that on Jan. 1, Johnson stabbed the victim, 50-year-old Teodoro Leon in an alley near 10th Avenue and Acoma Street," Kimbrough said in a statement.

Kimbrough said Teodoro's body was found later in the morning by police responding to a call about a man down.

"Johnson was later identified as a suspect and arrested," Kimbrough said.

Johnson remains in custody where he is being held without bond. His next court day has not yet been set.