By Associated Press - Tuesday, March 9, 2021

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A suspect in the stabbing death of a woman at a Tucson motel has been arrested in Globe, according to authorities.

Tucson police said 34-year-old Bruce Fairbanks Spring was taken into custody Monday afternoon and will be extradited to Pima County.

They said Spring was wanted in connection with the death of 21-year-old Nicole Collins.



The woman was found last Sunday morning with multiple lacerations and stab wounds.

Collins was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police began investigating the stabbing and say they later determined Spring had committed a carjacking in an area south of the motel.

The Gila County Sheriff’s Department, Globe police and Arizona Department of Public Safety took Spring into custody following a pursuit.

Spring was booked into the Gila County Jail on a felony warrant.

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It was unclear Monday if Spring has a lawyer yet for his case.

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