A man accused of stabbing his brother last month in an argument about the spread of the word of Jesus Christ is being held in the Little River County jail.
A probable cause affidavit said Bryan Matthew Perkins, 32, stabbed his brother Dec. 10, causing a collapsed lung as well as a deep cut from his brother's nose to his left ear, a stab wound under his right arm pit and two gashes in his left arm.
When Little River County sheriff's office deputies responded to Perkins' mother's home on Little River County 711, they were told that the wounds, which had caused Perkins' brother to collapse on the front porch in a pool of blood, were the result of dog bites, according to the affidavit.
After the brother was transported via ambulance to Christus St. Michael's Health System in Texarkana, Texas, deputies learned that the wounds "could only have been caused by a knife," the affidavit states.
Perkins' brother told Little River County investigators that Perkins stabbed him over a "heated" discussion about the "spread of Jesus Christ's word," the affidavit states.
At the time of the stabbing, Perkins was serving a five-year term of probation for an assault on his mother, according to a petition to revoke Perkins' probation. Perkins' mother reported April 20, 2018, that Perkins had placed her in a headlock and punched her several times in the face, according to records.
Perkins pleaded guilty to assaulting his mother and was placed on probation for third-degree domestic battery in Little River County in June 2018.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Al Smith has filed a motion seeking revocation of Perkins' probation. Smith also signed off on formal charges of first-degree battery in connection with the stabbing of Perkins' brother.
If found guilty of first-degree battery, then Perkins faces 10 to 40 years or life in an Arkansas prison. He could be ordered to serve up to six additional years in connection with the 2018 assault on his mother if his probation in that case is revoked.
Defendants being held on motions to revoke probation are not entitled to bond.