The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office released preliminary details of a Sunday morning homicide in which a man was accused of killing his wife.
Around 5:30 a.m. on April 23, officers responded to a home in the 10000 block of Szymanski Road in the Blue Hill community of Pulaski County. Donald Payne, 67, surrendered to the deputies for the death of his wife, Karen Payne, also 67.
Donald Payne was charged with first degree murder and was taken to the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility with no bond, according to the sheriff’s office.