Police Say Fight Over Blanket Led to Slaying

TYLER (AP) — Police say an apparent argument over a blanket has led to an East Texas man accused of killing his cousin. Tyler police say 29-year-old Danez Dewayne Black of Tyler has been charged with murder. Smith County Jail records did not list an attorney for Black, who was held Monday on $500,000 bond. Officer Don Martin told The Associated Press that the shooting happened early Saturday at the home of Black’s mother. Martin says the woman went into a room where 21-year-old Marquis Dwain Black was staying, asked for her blanket and the two began to argue. Martin says Danez Black, who also was at the home, heard the dispute and allegedly shot his cousin.