JONES COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia deputies have arrested a man on murder charges after he initially claimed that his wife committed suicide.
Jones County deputies responded to reports of a suicide in Gray, Georgia on March 27. The found the victim, Shyanne Schroeder, dead from a gunshot wound to the head.
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“The responding deputies got the feeling that something wasn’t right about this case, and thankfully they trusted their instincts,” deputies said.
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Schroeder’s husband, Troy Newton Scarborough, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Investigators reviewing evidence in Schroeder’s death determined that Scarborough had actually shot her to death.
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Scarborough was charged with felony murder, multiple counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
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