Suspect in deadly stabbing at Redding Taco Bell appears in court

REDDING, Calif. — Brent Close appeared in Shasta County Court and was held to answer on murder and other charges connected to a deadly stabbing at a Taco Bell in downtown Redding.

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Redding police say Brent Ray Close, 55, Redding, confessed to that stabbing and another stabbing in October.

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Close is accused of stabbing Taco Bell employee 29-year-old Kevin James Richard Wrenne multiple times in an unprovoked attack outside the fast-food restaurant in March.

His next scheduled court appearance is July 25th, at 8:30 a.m. for Arraignment on the Information.