Overview
- Officers responded to a welfare check after a caller said they could not reach a woman and were worried about possible family violence.
- When police entered the home in the 4700 block of Charles Place they found the woman deceased and began a death investigation.
- The woman’s husband was arrested at the scene and charged with abuse of a corpse, a charge that addresses alleged improper handling of a body after death.
- Authorities have not released the victim’s or the suspect’s names, have not disclosed a cause of death, and say the crime scene remains under processing.
- Investigators warn additional charges are possible and say they may release the husband’s name and photo after further investigative steps and notifications are complete.