Man arrested for stabbing parents in food debate in Gretna

Authorities say a man faces charges in Louisiana accusing him of killing his father and stabbing his mother because they ordered fast food and didn’t get any for him.

Rigel said Pritchett refused to come out, so a dog was sent in.

Ronald Pritchett of Purvis, south of Hattiesburg, was visiting his parents in Gretna, Louisiana, when he became enraged during a dispute about their meal, said the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Ronald Pritchett should call JPSO Homicide Division at 504-364-5300 or CRIMESTOPPERS.

The body of Percival, a father-of-six, was discovered in an upstairs bedroom with several stab wounds to his chest.

The suspect is also accused of stabbing his mother, Renta Pritchett, at a home in Gretna, La. around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday.

Investigators say her injuries are not life-threatening. He was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at the hospital.

Pritchett fled the family home in his father’s Chevrolet Suburban but was arrested the following morning at his home in Purvis in Mississippi. Ronald Pritchett kicked open the door to his parents’ bedroom and stabbed them both. The condition of Renta Pritchett is not known.