Kenneth Miason Homan

An arrest has been made after a person was stabbed to death early Wednesday morning in Smith County.

The victim, identified as Seth Ford Stone, 42, of Tyler, was found dead around 2 a.m. Wednesday morning inside a home in the 4500 block of Lucky Avenue, according to the Smith County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the home after a reported stabbing was called in to the dispatch center.

Deputies began to preliminary investigate and secure the crime scene as they awaited the arrival of Smith County investigators and the crime scene unit, who arrived shortly after and began to investigate the case as a homicide.

A suspect was identified and was later arrested Wednesday afternoon. Kenneth Miason Homan, 38, of Tyler, is charged with first-degree murder. He was booked into the Smith County Jail on a $1 million bond.

This continues to be an active investigation.