ROSENBERG, Texas – The man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and slit her throat, then drove to work and stabbed his boss has been arrested, according to authorities.
Adrian Allen, 46, was arrested Friday afternoon in Boling in Wharton County.
A police source close to the investigation told Local 2 Investigates Allen arranged to surrender through a phone conversation with his mother. He gave up quietly and without incident according to the source.
Police said at around 9 a.m. Friday, Allen attacked his 26-year-old girlfriend at the Regency Inn on State Highway 6. According to police, he stabbed the woman at least six times and slashed her throat.
"We ran out and she was just on the ground bloody and bad. Her throat was cut, her legs, her stomach," said Natalie Freshour, a guest at the motel.
She and others rushed to apply pressure to the victim's wounds.
The woman was conscious when police arrived, and according to Rosenberg police told them where he was headed.
"She was advising that he may be upset at his boss so he may be a potential victim," said Lt. Bill Henry with the Rosenberg Police Department.
A separate police source told Local 2 Investigates the motive for the crime was "jealousy." Allen, according to the source, wanted to exact revenge against his common-law wife and his boss for having an affair.
Police said Allen then drove more than 40 miles in a Chevy Malibu to his job at the Danevang Farmer's Co-Op in the 11300 block of Texas 71 and stabbed his boss.
Both victims were taken by Life Flight helicopters to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Separate police sources Friday said the victims remained in the hospital, but were expected to survive.
Police said Allen stole his boss' black 2008 Ford F-150. They launched an immediate manhunt to track him down.
Authorities found Allen at the Boling Supermarket and he was taken into custody without incident.
A source said Allen, who has a lengthy criminal history including convictions for manslaughter, numerous weapons charges, assault, forgery, robbery and theft, called his mother Friday afternoon.
"His mother told him to stay put, and we were all going to come get him, and he stayed put," the source said.
Allen is being held without bond until arraignment. He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, attempted capital murder, aggravated robbery and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.