Joni Holbrook (August 10, 2009)
MSP sergeant shot to death by wife
Calls 911, says she shot him
Updated: Monday, 10 Aug 2009, 2:38 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 10 Aug 2009, 2:37 PM EDT
BEULAH, Mich. (AP) - The wife of a Michigan State Police sergeant has been charged in his death.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports 47-year-old Joni Holbrook was arraigned Monday in Benzie County District Court on an open-murder charge.
Her husband, 53-year-old Melvin Paul Holbrook, was found dead early Monday at their home in Homestead Township, about 20 miles west-southwest of Traverse City.
Benzie County Prosecutor John Daugherty says she called 911 shortly after 1 a.m. and said she'd shot her husband.
Michigan State Police Lt. Bill Elliott says Melvin Holbrook was a 23-year police veteran assigned to the Traverse City post.
Jim Amberg, an attorney for Joni Holbrook, declined to comment on the case.
Information from: T raverse City Record-Eagle
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