By Michael Cuviello ,
4 hours ago
Jimmy Spurger Jr., chief investigator for the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office, was charged with murder after his wife, Maria Spurger, was fatally stabbed Nov. 6, 2026, Dallas police said.
The chief investigator for the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office was charged with murder after his wife was fatally stabbed Friday night in Dallas.
Jimmy Spurger Jr., 54, was arrested in connection with the death of Maria Spurger, 53, according to Dallas police .
Officers responded about 11:13 p.m. on Nov. 6 to a health and welfare check in the 2300 block of North Akard Street. Maria Spurger had been stabbed, and Dallas Fire-Rescue pronounced her dead, police said.
The murder charge is a first-degree felony. As of Sunday, Spurger is being held without bond at the Dallas County Jail. No attorney was listed for him on the jail booking document. Police said the motive and circumstances remain under investigation.
The county website listed Spurger as chief investigator at the time of his arrest. His biography says he led the public defender’s investigative division, overseeing investigators who support attorneys representing criminal defendants.
He had wor...