ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) - An Ellicott City man has been charged in the death of his wife, police said Tuesday.
The Howard County Police Department said in a news release that officers called to a residence for a welfare check on Monday found Veronica Theresa McGinley, 66, dead with multiple undetermined injuries.
Investigators identified Ronald Scott McCandless, 61, as a suspect, and police officers found him sitting in a car in Ellicott City and took him into custody, according to the news release.
Ronald McCandless is charged with first- and second-degree murder and assault. It’s not known if McCandless has an attorney, and police say they’re looking into a motive in the case.
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