DECATUR – A woman is in custody after fatally stabbing her boyfriend on New Years Day. According to Decatur Police, 22-year-old Billie Jo Soyster is charged in the stabbing death of her 38-year-old boyfriend. Authorities say they were called to the 500 block of east Division Street just after 4 a.m. on New Years morning in reference to a stabbing. When officers arrived they found a 38-year-old man with an apparent stab wound to the chest. Officers reportedly performed CPR on the victim at the scene until EMS arrived. The victim was transported to a local area hospital where he was pronounced dead. According to Decatur Police, detectives were called in and processed the scene, conducted interviews, including Soyter. She was ultimately arrested and is being held in the Macon County Jail on first degree murder charges. No further information on the identity of the victim was released.
