Texas Suspect Charged With Murder After Man He Allegedly Stabbed Dies Almost 2 Weeks After Attack: Police

A suspect being held in Texas for allegedly stabbing a man and threatening a woman weeks ago is now accused of murder after the victim passed away from his injuries, authorities said.

Around 9 a.m. on May 8, police in Burnet responded to a restaurant about an assault in progress, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit obtained by The Daily Tribune.

Officers arriving on the scene found a woman in a car outside the restaurant and a man, identified as 55-year-old John Hawkins, suffering multiple stab wounds and lying on the floor in the restaurant’s kitchen.

Police detained a second man, Daniel Smith Sr., 57, holding a knife and walking away from the restaurant.

Officers reviewed surveillance video that allegedly shows Smith outside the establishment watching Hawkins and the woman before he pulls out a large knife and rushes at Hawkins, police wrote in a murder arrest warrant, The Daily Tribune reported.

The warrant states Smith then allegedly went into the restaurant, held a knife to the woman — who claimed in the past that the suspect previously had harassed her at the business, police said — and demanded she “say goodbye.”

While Smith allegedly was threatening the woman, a bloodied Hawkins entered the kitchen carrying a hoe, which he used to hit Smith in the head, causing the alleged attacker to drop his weapon.

Smith, however, pulled out a second knife and allegedly used it to stab Hawkins multiple times, police said.

Hawkins was airlifted to a medical facility in the Austin area, and police initially charged Smith with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Law enforcement officials recently announced they were also charging the suspect with murder after the victim died from his injuries on May 21, according to The Daily Tribune.