By Chelsea Phua and Bill Lindelof
cphua@sacbee.com
A 40-year-old woman suspected of stabbing to death her 32-year-old boyfriend in their Rancho Cordova apartment during a domestic dispute was arrested early Thursday, authorities said.
Online Sacramento County Main Jail records show Kathryn Jessica Spiak, 40, was booked on suspicion of homicide.
Coroner's officials identified the man as Jeremy Kevin Jones, who authorities said died in a second-floor apartment in the 2000 block of West La Loma Drive Wednesday night.
Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran said Spiak had called police about 8:40 p.m. after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend. She was performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the victim when officers arrived, Curran said.
Detectives believe that the couple, who lived together in the unit, were involved in an argument.
Christina Whiteside, Jones' 37-year-old stepsister, described him as a good brother.
"He always made me laugh" she said.
Whiteside, who lives in Pollock Pines, said she has not been in touch with her brother for about a year, but they were very close growing up.
"We went on fishing and hunting trips," she said.
Whiteside said Jones used to ask her to write "Ren" - his nickname - with sunblock on his back so the words would show up when he got a tan.
Jones wrestled at El Dorado High School, where he graduated, Whiteside said. He then joined the U.S. Army, and was stationed in Germany for a few years.
During one of his visits home, Whiteside introduced her then-best friend to Jones and they were married within three weeks.
The couple has a daughter, Whiteside said. About a year and a half ago, Jones' uncle visited Whiteside and her husband at their home and told them that Jones had separated from his wife.
The Bee's Bill Lindelof contributed to this report.
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