A man wanted in Boston on a murder charge in the stabbing death of a woman in Mattapan was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, Tuesday, authorities said.
Christopher Howard, 39, was arrested on a fugitive from justice charge and was due to appear in court Wednesday, according to Jacksonville Sheriff's Department records, as authorities worked to return him to Boston.
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Howard is suspected of fatally stabbing Terkeshia Boykins, a 40-year-old from Mattapan, on May 10. Boston police had issued a warrant for his arrest on a murder charge.
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Boykins was found dead near Rosewood Street at about 9:40 p.m. on May 10, police have said. It was Boston's 10th homicide of the year.
