By Rose Gruenbacher
A man charged with first-degree murder is scheduled to appear in court for his arraignment, after a preliminary examination concluded Friday in Riley County District Court.
Hunter Logan Smith, 24, will be arraigned for counts of murder and criminal threat. Smith was arrested on November 11, after Riley County Police officers responded to a reported stabbing on November 5 at 3001 Arbor Dr. Following the incident, Parker Tumlinson, 24, of Mountain Home, AR was taken to Ascension Via Christi and then flown to Stormont Vail in Topeka, where he died from his injuries. Smith also stabbed himself, and was treated for his injuries at Ascension Via Christi.
As stated in an affidavit by Riley County Police Department Detective Daniel Todd acquired by the Mercury, witness Jessica Hubbs, 35, said Smith and Tumlinson were in a “three-way romantic relationship” with Dakota Foster, 26, who lived with Hubbs and Smith at the Arbor Drive address. Hubbs said Tumlinson was visiting from Arkansas at the time of the incident.
