Izard County Sheriff Jack Yancey says 23-year-old Cydney Taylor of Dolph was taken into custody Sunday and charged with first-degree murder after an alleged stabbing incident Sunday. Taylor is incarcerated in the Izard County Jail in lieu of a $200,000 bond.
According to Yancey, on Sunday morning, at approximately 1:00, Izard County deputies responded to a 911 call from the Gorby community, near Calico Rock, stating someone had been stabbed. Upon arrival, deputies discovered 29-year-old Joseph Stefka of Horseshoe Bend with what appeared to be a puncture wound to the chest.
Stefka was transported to the Calico Rock Medical Center by Vital Link Ambulance Service, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The body has been sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab.
According to the arrest affidavit filed Monday, Taylor is Stefka’s girlfriend and was on the scene of the stabbing. A bloody knife was found on a cabinet near the victim.
Statements made from witnesses at the scene say the pair were in an argument over breaking up.
After being read her rights, Taylor allegedly admitted Stefka and she were arguing in the kitchen when he began to call her names. She says she removed a knife from a knife block and stabbed him.
The case is being investigated by the Izard County Sheriffs Department and the Arkansas State Police.
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