A man charged with the fatal stabbing of his 65-year-old mother in Tacoma is accused of planning the killing.
Prosecutors charged Ronald Thomas Stephens, 35, with first-degree murder for the stabbing that happened April 18 in the 1200 block of North Pearl Street.
A plea of not guilty was entered on Stephens’ behalf during his arraignment Thursday afternoon . Pierce County Superior Court Judge Pro Tempore Brian Tollefson set Stephens’ bail at $1.5 million…