HOUSTON – A man is behind bars after police said he stabbed his brother on Wednesday during an argument at an apartment in northwest Harris County.
The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. at the Villa Nueva apartments on West Gulf Bank Road near Streamside Drive, police said.
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Christopher Swopes, 44, and his brother Jarvis Steen, 23, were at the apartment complex when an argument broke out between them, police said.
During the argument, Swopes pulled out a knife and repeatedly stabbed Steen before fleeing the scene, according to authorities. Steen was driven to a hospital in stable condition, police said.
Swopes was taken into custody shortly after the stabbing and was charged with the aggravated assault of a family member.