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A Texas man stabbed his girlfriend to death and also disposed of her puppy in the same way, Houston police say. Marques Kelvin Potts, 58, is charged with one count of murder in the July 29 slaying of 43-year-old Melissa Fowler at her Sakowitz Street apartment, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Law & Crime.

According to Harris County court records, the defendant admitted to stabbing a woman earlier, and was on probation for that offense when the second stabbing, this time fatal, occurred. On Saturday night, a patrol officer called in a “stabbing to death” in apartment unit A202, the complaint says. Responding officers found Fowler dead “with multiple apparent stab wounds throughout her body.”

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At the complex, the apartment manager retrieved security footage and eventually found “a part of the murder,” the criminal complaint says. The apartment manager identified Potts as the killer. A detective viewed additional segments of security footage and saw that Potts, at around 6:30 p.m. that night, he forced his way into the victim’s apartment “using some type of hand tool,” the complaint alleges. It took about 20 minutes for Fowler to get home.

Moments later, the woman in the footage can be seen falling out the door of her home “and into the hallway with multiple apparent injuries to her chest,” a detective writes in the complaint. Potts then allegedly pulls the woman back as he frantically tries to “cling to the doorjamb to prevent herself from being dragged in.”

Another apartment employee cited in the complaint says he heard a woman scream for help from unit A202 and went to check. After knocking and receiving no response, the witness told police he left, then returned to find an older man cleaning up what appeared to be blood. Then she asked him what happened. “I just beat him up,” the man allegedly replied. The employee then left again to go call 911.

A neighbor told local media that he heard the fatal violence. “I heard two screams,” neighbor Stephen Caldwell told local NBC affiliate KPRC. “It wasn’t as strong as you’d think. I remember wanting to get up and see what was going on, but I thought it was none of my business. I feel really bad that I didn’t.”

The victim was found face down in a pool of blood, police said. She had multiple stab wounds to her back and chest. “Fowler’s puppy was found in her bathtub stabbed to death,” the criminal complaint says. “Bloody knives were recovered from inside the apartment near the body of Plaintiff Fowler.” Paramedics pronounced the woman dead at the scene.

“At this time, it is believed to be domestic violence,” Houston Police Department Lt. T. Davis told local ABC affiliate KTRK on Wednesday. “The female (she was) pronounced deceased at the scene. The person of interest at this time is believed to be the groom.” Both the victim and the defendant lived in the New Hope Housing complex where the murder occurred.

“We are deeply sorry for the horrific murder of one of New Hope’s residents due to his intimate partner violence,” the organization that owns the building said in a statement obtained by KTRK. “Our thoughts are with his friends and family as they mourn this loss. We are working closely with the Houston Area Women’s Center to strengthen our ability to ensure that any resident who may be in an abusive situation has access to life-saving services.”

Court records show that the woman Potts stabbed to death in March 2021 was a family member. That case was dismissed in June of that year. Potts was arrested without incident Tuesday, HPD said in a news release. He is currently being held in the Harris County Jail on $125,000 bond. On Thursday, his case was transferred to another court to account for his alleged probation violation, public records show.Read More…….