Lead investigator for Dallas County Public Defender’s Office charged in stabbing death of his wife

The lead investigator in the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office, who spent years investigating capital murder cases, was charged in the stabbing death of his wife. He remained in custody Monday.
Jimmy Spurger, 54, was ordered held on $150,000 bond on a charge of murder after his arrest Friday in the death of Maria Spurger, 53, according to Dallas County Jail records and a police news release.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit in the case, a request was made to Dallas Fire Rescue for a welfare check call at the couple’s apartment in Dallas.
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