Umatilla, FL (December 26, 2018) – Officials have arrested one person after a double stabbing that took place on Christmas Eve that left a woman dead and a man in critical condition.
The incident took place on Monday around 2:30 p.m. when investigators were called to the scene of a stabbing on Southeast 143rd Place. The Sheriff’s Office arrived and found one person injured and one person tragically deceased.
The man was identified as 23-year-old Terry Crawford, who is now in critical condition at the hospital with a variety of stab injuries. The body of the woman who lost her life was identified as that of 33-year-old Amy Scott.
Now, 45-year-old Christopher Alan Smith has been arrested in connection with the stabbing. He has since been charged with murder and attempted murder.
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