FAYETTEVILLE -- A fight between two brothers left one man dead Friday afternoon, said Sgt. Craig Stout, Fayetteville Police spokesman.
A witness told police Freddie Davis Matthews, 40, stabbed Alfred Davis Matthews Jr., 43, with a knife after the pair were fighting outside Matthews' residence, according to the report.
Matthews, 40, was arrested in connection with first-degree murder, according to the report. He was being held at the Washington County Detention Center with no bond set.
Police went to the house at 764 N. 54th Ave. about 1 p.m. They found a man lying on his back, unresponsive, in the driveway, according to a preliminary arrest report.
Fayetteville Fire Department and Central EMS personnel treated Alfred Matthews at the scene and he was taken to Washington Regional Medical Center where he was declared dead, according to the report.
The person who called 911 about the fight told police Freddie Matthews was "under the influence of drugs and alcohol" while fighting with his brother. Other witnesses told police the pair were fighting when Matthews went into the kitchen and grabbed a knife before stabbing his brother, according to the report.
Matthews admitted to stabbing his brother after police arrived, the report says.
Matthews also faces charges of second-degree battery after he punched a Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy while being booked into the jail, according to the report.
NW News on 01/30/2016