Overview
- A New Castle County grand jury returned the indictment after a weeks-long investigation by police and the Delaware Department of Justice.
- Stevenson, 77, was taken into custody at his Wilmington home without incident, arraigned, and is being held at Howard Young Correctional Institution on $500,000 cash bail.
- Officers were called to the Oak Hill residence late Dec. 28 for a reported domestic dispute and found Linda Stevenson, 64, unresponsive in the living room despite lifesaving efforts.
- The Delaware Division of Forensic Science is conducting an autopsy, and officials have not disclosed evidence underlying the charge; it remains unclear whether Stevenson has retained counsel.
- Police previously said Stevenson called 911, and the state attorney general’s office confirmed he is Jill Biden’s former husband, a detail drawing wider attention.