Kimberly A. Richards, 66, was pronounced dead at the scene of her rural Louisville, Nebraska home after what was initially reported as a fall down the stairs. Her husband, 70-year-old Terry L. Richards, was arrested and faces a second-degree murder charge, along with counts of assault by strangulation, first-degree assault and tampering with evidence.
Deputies Responded to Report of Unresponsive Woman
According to KMTV 3 News Now Omaha, Cass County sheriff's office deputies, Louisville Rescue and Cass County EMS responded on Nov. 7 to a report of an unresponsive woman who had fallen down stairs at a residence on Stone Ridge Drive in rural Louisville. The response was described by Sheriff Robert Sorenson, the station reported. Richards was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators found suspicious circumstances surrounding Richards' death, the sheriff's office said, according to the same report. Investigators responded to the scene.
Husband Arrested on Four Charges
Investigators gathered evidence that led to the arrest of Terry L. Richards, who was identified as Kimberly Richards' husband, per the station's reporting. He now faces second-degree murder, assault by strangulation, first-degree assault and tampering with evidence. Following his arrest, he was transported to Cass County Corrections.
The charge of assault by strangulation falls under Nebraska Revised Statute 28-310.01, which addresses assault by strangulation or suffocation under the state's criminal code found in Chapter 28 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes.
Investigation Remains Ongoing
The Cass County Sheriff's Office said the investigation is ongoing and that further information will be released as appropriate, per the same account. No additional details about what investigators found inside the home, or what led them to suspect foul play, have been made public.
