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Witness says man confessed to stabbing death
Collin County sheriff’s deputies responded to a stabbing call at a home on County Road 317 in southeastern McKinney where Trevor Whiteley (inset) died. Danny Gallagher/McKinney Courier-Gazette
By Danny Gallagher, McKinney Courier-Gazette
Darla Ingle, an acquaintance of Trevor Whiteley who died from multiple stab wounds on Saturday morning, claims she heard Whiteley’s attacker confess to the crime, but was shocked to discover he had not been charged or arrested for it.
“It was one of those nightmares,” she said, “just like one of those horror shows.”
Collin County Sheriff’s deputies said no arrests have been made as of Monday in connection with the death of Whiteley, 46, of Garland, who died on Saturday after being stabbed multiple times at a residence in southwestern McKinney, according to Collin County officials and statements.
The stabbing occurred before 1:08 a.m. Saturday at Ingle’s home in the 4100 block of County Road 317. She said she received a call from her home the previous night while she was at an Allen bar with some friends. She initially thought the call was from her daughter.
She alleges the suspect broke into her house and told her he was waiting for her.
Earlier that day, Ingle said she had an encounter with the suspect at Hank’s Texas Grill on N. Central Expressway in McKinney. She claims he tried to get her out of her car, but she fled the scene with a friend to Big Tony’s restaurant on W. University Avenue, from which she called police.
McKinney Police Capt. Randy Roland confirmed the call, but said no incident report or charges were filed in connection with the incident.
It was at Big Tony’s where she first ran into Whiteley, Ingle said. A waitress at the restaurant who only identified herself as “Sarah” said Whiteley was a regular customer who would visit for lunch or dinner each day.
Ingle said when she started getting calls again from the suspect from her house, she called Whiteley. “[Whiteley] came back to check on me,” she said. “Then I called police and he said, ‘Let’s go there.’ So we hopped in the truck and went to the house.”
As they pulled up to the house, they noticed another truck in the driveway. Ingle said Whiteley got a pool cue from the back of his truck and went up to the house. The door was unlocked.
Once inside, she said they found the suspect watching television. Whiteley confronted the suspect and the two began scuffling. Ingle said she saw Whiteley strike the suspect several times with the pool cue. The two struggled out the front door and on the front lawn, she said. The suspect then suddenly raced back into the house with a knife, she said. Ingle said that’s when she noticed Whiteley had been stabbed.
“Before he reached the front door, [Trevor’s] shirt was soaked with blood,” Ingle said. “He was saying, ‘He got me. He got me good.’”
Ingle said she carried Whiteley across the street while talking with Collin County sheriff’s deputies on her cell phone. After a few minutes, she told dispatchers she couldn’t feel a pulse.
“He bled to death within five minutes,” Ingle said.
Ingle ran to a neighbor’s house to try and call for help. When no one came to the door, she said she hid in the darkness until she could tell that police officers had arrived on the scene.
“I got up to the gate and the cop had a gun on [the suspect] and was telling him to throw down the knife,” Ingle said. “He got on his back and he said, ‘I told you I was going to kill him.’”
Deputies transported the suspect to Medical Center of McKinney. A hospital spokeswoman confirmed he had been treated and released.
Collin County Sheriff’s investigators have not filed any charges or made any arrests in connection with Whiteley’s death as of Monday. Capt. David Hiserote of the Collin County sheriff’s office said investigators are still interviewing all of the parties involved in the incident.
He said he could not confirm any information that hasn’t been previously released or approved by Collin County sheriff’s investigators.
Ingle said she asked deputies why no charges had been filed.
“They didn’t have an answer for me,” she said.
David Whiteley, Trevor’s father, of Garland said his son owned and operated a fencing business that had customers around McKinney and parts of Prosper. He said his son was a kind person who had several interests and talents.
“He was a good-hearted person,” David said. “He was a really artistic person. He could draw really well, mostly people. Sometimes he would find a picture and just draw it. I know he did lots of pictures of entertainers.”
Ingle said she considered Trevor one of her closest friends.
“Trevor was just the type of person who just loved life and lived his life to the fullest,” she said. “He was a very outgoing person. He looked rough on the outside, but on the inside, he did have a very tender heart. I had never seen him show any violence until the other night.”
She said she could tell how much he cared for her because he died trying to save him.
“Trevor died protecting me,” she said. “He loved me very much.”
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“It was one of those nightmares,” she said, “just like one of those horror shows.”
Collin County Sheriff’s deputies said no arrests have been made as of Monday in connection with the death of Whiteley, 46, of Garland, who died on Saturday after being stabbed multiple times at a residence in southwestern McKinney, according to Collin County officials and statements.
The stabbing occurred before 1:08 a.m. Saturday at Ingle’s home in the 4100 block of County Road 317. She said she received a call from her home the previous night while she was at an Allen bar with some friends. She initially thought the call was from her daughter.
She alleges the suspect broke into her house and told her he was waiting for her.
Earlier that day, Ingle said she had an encounter with the suspect at Hank’s Texas Grill on N. Central Expressway in McKinney. She claims he tried to get her out of her car, but she fled the scene with a friend to Big Tony’s restaurant on W. University Avenue, from which she called police.
McKinney Police Capt. Randy Roland confirmed the call, but said no incident report or charges were filed in connection with the incident.
It was at Big Tony’s where she first ran into Whiteley, Ingle said. A waitress at the restaurant who only identified herself as “Sarah” said Whiteley was a regular customer who would visit for lunch or dinner each day.
Ingle said when she started getting calls again from the suspect from her house, she called Whiteley. “[Whiteley] came back to check on me,” she said. “Then I called police and he said, ‘Let’s go there.’ So we hopped in the truck and went to the house.”
As they pulled up to the house, they noticed another truck in the driveway. Ingle said Whiteley got a pool cue from the back of his truck and went up to the house. The door was unlocked.
Once inside, she said they found the suspect watching television. Whiteley confronted the suspect and the two began scuffling. Ingle said she saw Whiteley strike the suspect several times with the pool cue. The two struggled out the front door and on the front lawn, she said. The suspect then suddenly raced back into the house with a knife, she said. Ingle said that’s when she noticed Whiteley had been stabbed.
“Before he reached the front door, [Trevor’s] shirt was soaked with blood,” Ingle said. “He was saying, ‘He got me. He got me good.’”
Ingle said she carried Whiteley across the street while talking with Collin County sheriff’s deputies on her cell phone. After a few minutes, she told dispatchers she couldn’t feel a pulse.
“He bled to death within five minutes,” Ingle said.
Ingle ran to a neighbor’s house to try and call for help. When no one came to the door, she said she hid in the darkness until she could tell that police officers had arrived on the scene.
“I got up to the gate and the cop had a gun on [the suspect] and was telling him to throw down the knife,” Ingle said. “He got on his back and he said, ‘I told you I was going to kill him.’”
Deputies transported the suspect to Medical Center of McKinney. A hospital spokeswoman confirmed he had been treated and released.
Collin County Sheriff’s investigators have not filed any charges or made any arrests in connection with Whiteley’s death as of Monday. Capt. David Hiserote of the Collin County sheriff’s office said investigators are still interviewing all of the parties involved in the incident.
He said he could not confirm any information that hasn’t been previously released or approved by Collin County sheriff’s investigators.
Ingle said she asked deputies why no charges had been filed.
“They didn’t have an answer for me,” she said.
David Whiteley, Trevor’s father, of Garland said his son owned and operated a fencing business that had customers around McKinney and parts of Prosper. He said his son was a kind person who had several interests and talents.
“He was a good-hearted person,” David said. “He was a really artistic person. He could draw really well, mostly people. Sometimes he would find a picture and just draw it. I know he did lots of pictures of entertainers.”
Ingle said she considered Trevor one of her closest friends.
“Trevor was just the type of person who just loved life and lived his life to the fullest,” she said. “He was a very outgoing person. He looked rough on the outside, but on the inside, he did have a very tender heart. I had never seen him show any violence until the other night.”
She said she could tell how much he cared for her because he died trying to save him.
“Trevor died protecting me,” she said. “He loved me very much.”
Contact Danny Gallagher at dgallagher@acnpapers.
com. To post comments online, access this story on the Web at www.scntx.com.
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