HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man accused of stabbing his partner to death allegedly called his brother following the fatal incident in northeast Houston, according to a release by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that Jamie Castillo was arrested on Monday, Oct. 5, after 23-year-old Jose Orozco was found stabbed in the 4400 block of Sandydale Lane.
According to HCSO, deputies responded to the home regarding a welfare check and discovered Orozco dead from several stab wounds. Earlier in the evening, officials said they received a call from someone in Colorado who reported to police that his brother in the Houston area told him that he had stabbed his partner.
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Officials determined that the scenes were connected and began searching for Castillo. At one point, HCSO said they made contact with Castillo, who kept giving officers the wrong location.
As detectives were on the way to the scene, HPD confirmed they had arrested Castillo on 4303 Charriton Drive. He was taken into custody and was taken to the HCSO Homicide building for questioning.
He was later transported to the Harris County Jail after the Harris County District Attorney’s Office accepted a murder charge against him.
HCSO said that the suspect and the victim’s families were interviewed and confirmed that Castillo and Orozco had been in a dating relationship for “several months to a year.”
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