Authorities arrest three men in connection with October killing in Sansom Park bar lot
Authorities have arrested three men in connection with an October killing outside of a Sansom Park bar.
Nathaniel McCurdy, 35, of Sansom Park, Anthony Patterson, 25, of Burleson, and Christopher Bailey, 27, of Fort Worth, were taken into custody on Sunday in Hunt County, Sansom Park police said.
They are accused in the killing of Christopher Johnson, 29, who was stabbed several times and died of a wound in his back. Johnson was stabbed about 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 24 outside Eight Balls Billiard and Bar in the 5800 block of Jacksboro Highway.
An argument inside the bar moved to a parking lot where about eight people fought and Johnson was stabbed, police have said. Johnson lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office charged McCurdy with murder and Bailey and Patterson with engaging in organized crime.
This story was originally published February 9, 2021 at 4:37 PM.
