Tarrant County murder suspect captured in wooded area near scene of fatal stabbing
A 22-year-old murder suspect who is accused of stabbing his older brother to death during a fight was captured early Thursday in Tarrant County, authorities said.
Deputies with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office arrested Nathan Spivey about 4:15 a.m. Thursday in a wooded area in south Tarrant County, near the location of the fight.
He’s accused of killing his 41-year-old brother Tuesday night in south Tarrant County.
Following up on leads by residents, authorities had been searching for Spivey on foot and by air with the assistance of Fort Worth police’s Air 1 helicopter.
Deputies patrolling the woods in the 12,500 block of Oak Grove Road South saw Spivey crawling through a ditch early Thursday.
Spivey was taken into custody and taken to a local hospital for evaluation, authorities said. He was later released from the hospital and taken to the Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth.
Deputies responded to the fight call just before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 12,800 block of Oak Grove Road South in unincorporated south Tarrant County.
The fight was between the two brothers, according to reports.
When they arrived, deputies found a man lying on the ground in front of a home with multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at a local hospital.
The victim has been identified as Mark Oakley Jr., 41, of Tarrant County, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office website on Wednesday.
Oakley lived at the address where deputies responded to the fight, according to the website.
This story was originally published January 20, 2022 at 10:25 AM.
