What began as a Sunday morning death investigation now marks the capital county's third homicide of the new year, according to the Leon County Sheriff's Office. The agency has already arrested a year-old woman, Katie Lynn Haynes, and charged her with second degree murder in the case. She is being held in the Leon County Detention Facility. On Sunday, Feb. An LCSO spokesperson told the Democrat investigators determined that the victim was stabbed in the neck.
Following the investigation, Haynes was arrested Monday and transported to the Leon County Detention Facility on homicide charges related to the crime. The agency provided few details on the circumstances of the murder, and court records were not immediately available for Haynes.
A spokesperson said the suspect was well acquainted with the victim. Deputies responded to the call on the same weekend that another incident in Woodville sparked headlines.
Police continue to investigate a Friday evening "road rage incident" that ended in gunfire and a man in critical condition with two gunshots to the abdomen. The Tallahassee Police Department launched two homicide investigations in January. The most recent occurred Jan.
Days later, p olice arrested two teens , who allegedly fled in the victim's car. The first began Jan. While TPD launched a homicide investigation, officials were unable to provide any other details, including the circumstances of the case, the cause of death, the exact location or any update on potential suspects. Haynes, who was listed in court records as Katie Caudle, has a history of arrests on charges that include grand theft and possession of methamphetamine.
