On the night of the incident, Xenia police received multiple phone calls about a fight in the backyard of Councilman Wallace’s home.
Tarver was lying on the ground when when officers arrived. She’d been stabbed, but was still alive, according to police reports.
Tarver was transferred to Greene Memorial Hospital, where she later died.
Wallace-Lee was charged with murder and was later indicted on that charge.
The fight between the two women may have been the result of jealousy, and the two had been arguing on social media for some time, police have said.
Wallace-Lee’s murder trial is scheduled for the morning of April 22.
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