Oregon man arraigned in wife's shooting death
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man accused of fatally shooting his wife has been indicted on a murder charge.
The previously secret indictment was announced Thursday, more than six weeks after Clayton Stanfill, 53, of Turner walked into his local fire department to receive treatment for what authorities say was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Stanfill said he attempted to kill himself — with a bullet to the face — because he was distraught that his wife had just committed suicide, Jeff Olson, a Marion County probation deputy, wrote in court papers.
Deputies went to Stanfill's home and found the body of 52-year-old Judy Stanfill.
Authorities have not said what evidence leads them believe Stanfill killed his wife.