A 39-year-old Little Rock woman told investigators she killed a man who was found dead Wednesday afternoon at a west Little Rock home, authorities said.
Christie Sims remained in the Pulaski County jail Thursday morning on charges of first-degree murder and theft of property.
Police said the body of 63-year-old Keith Mathis was found inside his home in the 9000 block of Kensington Drive after officers went there around 3 p.m. The home is in a neighborhood north of west 36th Street between Interstate 430 and John Barrow Road.
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Mathis appeared to have been stabbed, police said.
According to an arrest report, Sims contacted investigators and "confessed to killing a subject as well as stealing property and a vehicle in her flight from the residence." She was arrested at Baptist Health Medical Center, which is about 2 miles north of the home. Mathis' Honda Accord is still missing, police said.
No information on a suspected motive has been released. Police said the relationship between Mathis and Sims wasn't clear.
The killing is the 22nd of the year in Little Rock.