Suspect charged in fatal stabbing over pack of cigarettes

Authorities have identified a suspect in a fatal stabbing Monday night that apparently began with an argument over a pack of cigarettes at a group home in northeast Houston.
Jarvis De-Allo Leverett, 35, is charged with murder in the death of Arthur Lee Washington, 52, in the 9200 block of Kerry Glen Circle about 7:30 p.m., according to the Houston Police Department.
Officers said Washington died at the scene.
Leverett is being held in the Harris County jail without bail, according to county records.
Houston police said two men, later identified as Leverett and Washington, began arguing about 3:30 p.m. at the group home where they lived.
Both men have been diagnosed as schizophrenic, police added.
Washington had asked Leverett to pick up a pack of cigarettes for him at the store, and was upset when Leverett returned with only half a pack, police said.
The pair reportedly argued for hours, then separated. When they met again later that night on the patio behind the house, the confrontation apparently escalated.
Police said Leverett came at Washington with a knife and stabbed him after a brief chase through the backyard.
A caretaker at the group home disarmed Leverett and called police.
Responding officers quoted Leverett as saying, "The guy kept messing with me."