Suspect arrested, charged in deadly Arlington stabbing, police say

ARLINGTON, Texas — Arlington police have arrested a suspect and charged him with the fatal stabbing of a 55-year-old woman.

The suspect, 55-year-old Frederick Spears, has been charged with murder in the stabbing of 53-year-old Mary Spears on Monday at her home in the 1000 block of Shortleaf Pine Drive.

As officers approached Spears to arrest him, he reportedly grabbed a knife and began stabbing himself. After Spears reportedly wouldn’t comply with commands to drop the knife, police say the officers deployed tasers, less lethal rounds and a K9 before Spears finally dropped the knife. He was arrested and taken to a local hospital, where he still is recovering from his injuries…

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