Man with stab wounds found dead in truck crashed in Arkansas lot; 28-year-old arrested

10 P.M. UPDATE:

A 28-year-old has been arrested in the death of a man who was found with multiple stab wounds in his pickup early Sunday, police say.

In a news release Monday night, the Texarkana Police Department said Cameron Halliburton has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jarrod Klein, 27.

Klein was discovered in a Chevrolet Colorado that had crashed into a tree in a small vacant lot in the 900 block of Linden Avenue about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, authorities previously reported.

Halliburton was developed as a suspect after investigators determined what time the pickup veered off the road, according to the release.

Police said that officers found the 28-year-old sleeping near a dumpster in the 700 block of Main Street, Texarkana, Texas, on Sunday night. In an interview with authorities, he said he had been with Klein at the time of the crash but "didn't remember what happened otherwise."

EARLIER:

Authorities in Arkansas are investigating after a man suffering from multiple stab wounds was found dead in his pickup early Sunday, according to a news release.

About 3:30 a.m., Texarkana police responded to a report of a crashed vehicle at the 900 block of Linden Avenue, the release said. Officers reported finding a Chevrolet Colorado crashed into a tree in a small vacant lot.

Texarkana, Texas, resident Jarrod Klein, 27, was found dead inside the vehicle. He had several stab wounds, police said.

Klein's body was sent to the state Crime Lab for an autopsy. His death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police have named no suspects, and no arrests had been made at the time of the release.

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