Friday, August 27, 2010
Husband Arrested In Owens Murder
After an investigation that spanned a year and a half, law enforcement officials arrested a Lawrenceburg man Friday in connection with his wife’s murder.
Danny Owens was apprehended by officials with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department around 5:30 Friday afternoon at his Rain Tree Subdivision home. He is charged in connection with the February, 2009, death of wife Vicki Owens, age 57.
Deputies were dispatched to the couple’s Treetop Trail home around 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 8, after Danny Owens reported his wife had shot and killed herself.
When they arrived, deputies found that Vicki Owens had died as the result of a single gunshot wound. At that time, Danny Owens told deputies he had heard the shot while he was inside the garage.
As the result of on-going investigation, agents were able to gather additional information in the case. That evidence was presented to a recent session of the Lawrence County Grand Jury. That panel opted to return an indictment, charging Danny Owens with one count of first degree murder.
Members of the sheriff’s department spent much of the day Friday searching for Owens. He was arrested and booked through the Lawrence County Jail without incident. Owens is currently being held without bond.
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