WHITEHOUSE, Texas — Before the Whitehouse man accused of stabbing a person to death became unresponsive, he allegedly told police officers the victim “tried to kill” him, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
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Lars Axel Theorine, 51, was arrested Saturday after Michael Shane Reed’s body was found last Thursday on the floor of a duplex at 413 Hanks St. in Whitehouse. Theorine was booked into the Smith County Jail on a $500,000 bond in connection with the death of Reed, 43.
Whitehouse police received a call around 9:35 p.m. Jan. 2 from the adjoining neighbor reporting a verbal disturbance from the other side, the affidavit stated.
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