STARKVILLE — The wife of a hunter found dead Sunday morning in western Oktibbeha County was arrested Wednesday and charged with her husband”s murder.
Verina Marie Childs, 37, of 3875 Jeff Peay Rd., was arrested by the Oktibbeha County Sheriff”s Department and was being held Wednesday afternoon at the Oktibbeha County Jail on a $125,000 bond. A preliminary hearing will be set at a later date.
Childs and her husband, Douglas Marion Childs, 32, were hunting together off Hawkins Road, not far from the Choctaw County line, shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday when other hunters in the area heard a gunshot. Douglas Childs was found dead from a single gunshot wound, Oktibbeha County Sheriff”s Department Chief Deputy George Carrithers said.
“It turns out the wife was the one who shot him,” Carrithers said.
Carrithers wouldn”t disclose where Douglas Childs was shot, but did say he believes Verina Childs used a rifle.
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