Woman Charged With Murder After She Admitted to Fatal Stabbing in Far Northeast Dallas, Police Say

Dallas police arrested a woman after they say she admitted to stabbing another woman found wounded in her far northeast Dallas apartment Saturday evening. Officers were called about 7 p.m. to the 9300 block of Skillman Street, where they found 27-year-old Antioneisha Watts with a stab wound to her chest. Watts was taken to a hospital and later died, police said. Later that night, police arrested 27-year-old Mercedes Jones. A police spokeswoman said the two women knew each other but did not specify their relationship.Jones was taken to police headquarters, where she admitted to stabbing Watts during an interview with a detective, police said. Jones was booked into the Dallas County Jail around 3 a.m. Sunday. No bail amount had been set by Sunday afternoon.  Continue reading...