Davidson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Lexington man for allegedly stabbing a woman to death in the Tyro Community.

Hank Wade Lanier, 38, of 3799 Highway 150 South, Lot 22, is charged with one count of murder after deputies found a female dead in the West Park Mobile Home Park early Tuesday morning. Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Kathy Anne Seymour from King, North Carolina.

“They weren’t living together,” Sheriff David Grice said. “It was more of a boyfriend, girlfriend kind of relationship. We’re still continuing to investigate.”

According to a DCSO press release, deputies responded to a report of an unknown female dead at 5:52 a.m. Tuesday morning at Lanier’s address. Deputies arrived and discovered Seymour dead from stab wounds to her body. Lanier made the call to 911 and was present at the scene when deputies arrived.

Detectives and a Crime Scene Unit began investigating and found enough evidence to obtain a warrant for arrest for Lanier. At 6:10 p.m., Lanier was taken into custody for one count of murder and placed in the Davidson County Jail under no bond. He is scheduled to appear in Davidson County District Court. on Jan. 27.

“We conducted an extensive crime scene investigation Tuesday,” said Grice. “She suffered from multiple stab wounds.”

Seymour’s body was sent to the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Chapel Hill for an autopsy to determine the precise cause of death. Lanier was taken to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for minor injuries prior to his arrest, but Grice didn’t specify how the suspect received those injuries. Grice also didn’t want to comment on the type of weapon used in the crime.

Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.