PHOENIX — A 20-year-old transient accused of fatally stabbing his pregnant Lyft driver, killing the woman and her unborn child before stealing her vehicle, is jailed in lieu of $1 million bond.
Fabian Durazo was transported to Phoenix on Thursday and booked on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder and one count each of kidnapping and armed robbery following his arrest Sunday in La Paz County in western ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
Durazo was arrested near Quartzsite, nearly 150 miles from the Tempe apartment complex parking lot where 39-year-old Kristina Howato was stabbed.
Howato was in her third trimester of pregnancy.
Police believe Durazo planned to steal Howato's SUV and she was stabbed in a struggle.
Court records don't list a defense attorney for Durazo who could comment on the allegations.