AVA, Mo. (KY3) -An Ava, Mo., man has been charged after a body was found with multiple stab wounds in Douglas County early Friday morning.

Court records show that Aaron Vaughan, born in 1970, has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and resisting arrest.

On Aug. 15, at around 1:30 a.m., an officer with the Ava, Mo., Police Department was dispatched to the 400 block of Bunch Avenue for a possible homicide. Upon arrival, other officers were already present, having secured the scene, according to the probable cause statement.

Blood was present in the garage of the home, as well as in several places on the stairway down to the basement. A body with multiple stab wounds was found on the couch in Vaughan’s bedroom, police said.

Another officer who first arrived on th

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