A man already in custody for a probation violation is facing more serious charges after being accused of fatally stabbing 34-year-old Bobby Lee West in Burleson earlier this month.
Burleson Police said Friday investigators obtained an arrest warrant in West's murder for 32-year-old Joshua James Wright on Thursday and that he was arrested at the Johnson County Law Enforcement Center where he was being held on a probation revocation warrant.
Police said West was stabbed multiple times in the chest while at Dalton's Corner on Main Street in the early-morning hours of June 5.
West was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth where he was pronounced deceased shortly before 3 a.m. No arrests were made that night in connection with the stabbing and police have not said what led to the slaying.
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Three days after West's death, according to jail records, Wright was arrested on June 8 after being accused of driving while intoxicated. The DWI charge is listed as a "3rd or more," meaning the charge is at least his third DWI charge.
Wright is currently being held at the Johnson County Law Enforcement Center on a $200,000 bond for the murder charge. A bond amount has not been set for the DWI 3rd or more charge.
It is not clear if Wright has obtained an attorney.
