Overview

• Online court records show Douglas Spearman, 49, is charged with murder, evading arrest or detention on foot, and possession of a weapon.
• The victim, 22-year-old Dashawn Smith, was found with stab wounds in the River Plaza Apartments lobby just after 10:30 p.m. Monday and later died at a hospital.
• Investigators documented a blood trail from the lobby to upper-floor apartments and recovered bloody boots, blood on a refrigerator, and an empty knife sheath.
• The criminal complaint cites calls and text messages in which Spearman allegedly admitted to the stabbing, including a message saying he "messed up."
• The coroner ruled the death a homicide caused by a stab wound to the arm.