FAYETTEVILLE -- Arraignment for a Springdale man charged in the fatal stabbing of his mother and stepfather was delayed for a second time in Washington County Circuit Court on Wednesday.
Dustin Glenn Price, 28, was formally charged Tuesday with two counts of capital murder, first-degree battery and aggravated residential burglary, all felonies. Price is being held at the Washington County Detention Center with no bond, which is typical in capital cases.
Price was originally set for arraignment Sept. 28 then reset for arraignment Wednesday. It's now set for Nov. 16.
Matt Durrett, prosecutor, said Price's attorneys requested the delay so they could have more time to talk with their client.
Price broke into his mother's home at 2306 Sandy St. about 2:30 a.m. Aug. 26, according to a news release from Springdale police. Police went to the home after his mother, Theresa Hendershot, called 911 and said her son stabbed her husband, Jim. They found Theresa and Jim Hendershot on the floor, unresponsive with stab wounds and blunt force trauma injuries.
Police said Theresa Hendershot, 47, died at her home from what appeared to be knife wounds. James Hendershot, 47, was taken to Northwest Medical Center-Springdale, where he was pronounced dead.
Officers found a small knife and aluminum bat, both covered in what appeared to be blood, the report said.
Price next went to his home at a boarding house at 902 Caudle Ave., where he stabbed 52-year-old Daniel Teyhen, police say.
Price was found later in the day morning riding a scooter in Fayetteville and arrested without incident, according to a preliminary arrest report. Additional weapons were found on Price and the scooter, the report said.
Price was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in 2012 following a court-ordered examination. Schizoaffective disorder is a sort of blend of typical schizophrenia symptoms, such as seeing or hearing things that aren't real, with a mood disorder like depression or manic behavior, according to the Mayo Clinic and the National Alliance on Mental Health.
Price also has a history of substance abuse, according to court documents.
He also has a history of criminal activity, including assault, battery and threatening, dating back to 2007, court documents show. He also was committed in the Arkansas State Hospital more than once, and court records show he was last released in June.
Price was acquitted of criminal charges at least twice because of a mental disease or defect.
NW News on 10/21/2016