PORT NECHES, Texas — A woman was charged with murder after police say a man was found stabbed and beaten with a baseball bat at an apartment complex in Port Neches.
At around 9:30 Friday night, Port Neches Police officers were sent the The Palms apartments located in the 800 block of Ridgewood Dr. after receiving a report that an assault took place.
A "physical disturbance" took place between the woman and a man at the the apartment complex, according to Port Neches Chief of Police Cheri Griffith.
Officers were told that one person was at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas and another person was possibly dead inside the apartment complex.
When police arrived at the apartments, they found a man dead on the living room floor.
The man has been identified as Gregory Mandle Bobenoaux, 24.
Police say that based on evidence observed at the scene, it appeared that the man had been stabbed and beaten with a baseball bat.
Port Neches officers and investigators spoke with witnesses and the woman at the hospital.
After the initial investigation, officers arrested McKenzie Renee Eary, 20.
Eary was transported to the Jefferson County Jail and booked in on a murder charge. Her bond was set at $100,000.
Police are still investigating the circumstances of the incident.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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