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Port Arthur woman arrested for Saturday stabbing death of boyfriend identified

Amesty Haley Smith is charged with the murder of her boyfriend, 24-year-old Gerald Taylor.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A 23-year-old woman was arrested for murder after investigators say she stabbed her 24-year-old boyfriend in the chest. 

Police were called around 7 a.m. Saturday and found the victim, Gerald Taylor, who was pronounced dead near Pebble Creek Apartments in the 4200 block of Jimmy Johnson in Port Arthur. 

Amesty Haley Smith is charged with murder after investigators took her in for questioning. 

A Port Arthur police spokesperson said Smith has not cooperated in the investigation so far.

The death is currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigations Division with the Port Arthur Police Department. 

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