Body of Judge Found, Wife Arrested and Charged with His Murder
An Illinois woman was arrested and charged with murdering her husband, a judge, police said.
The Edwards County Sheriff’s Office was responding to a house call around noon Tuesday in Albion, Illinois, when they discovered a body outside the residence, according to an Illinois State Police statement.
It was Michael J. Valentine, the Illinois Second Judicial Circuit Court judge, and he’d been shot to death.
Police arrested and took his wife, 44-year-old Megan Valentine, into custody where she’s being held in jail.
“Valentine was charged with First Degree Murder (Class M Felony), Aggravated Battery with a Firearm (Class X Felony), Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm (Class 2 Felony), and Aggravated Domestic Battery (Class 2 Felony),” the police statement said.
After investigating, police presented the case to the State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, leading to the aforementioned charges being filed, according to the statement.
But police did not specify evidence or details as to why Valentine was charged for the murder of her husband.
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