Tooele man, 81, charged with attempted criminal homicide in alleged stabbing of wife
Police said Donald Louis Arend called them Wednesday, and a judge ordered him held without bail.
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An 81-year-old Tooele man was jailed after his arrest in the alleged attempted murder of his wife, FOX 13 News Utah reported. [1]
Police said Donald Louis Arend was taken into custody after he called police Wednesday and "stated he had killed his wife with a knife." The woman, who is not identified in court documents, was found alive, the report said. [1]
According to a police report, Arend admitted to the stabbing and told police "he had been thinking about killing her for about a week." He was formally charged Thursday with one count of attempted criminal homicide, a first-degree felony, and a judge ordered that he be held without bail. A charge is an allegation, and Arend is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. [1]
Sources
- FOX 13 News Utah: ‘Thinking about killing her’: Tooele man, 81, arrested for wife’s attempted murder
- Gephardt Daily: Tooele man arrested for alleged attempted murder of wife
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