JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn — A man is in custody in Jefferson County after deputies said he shot and killed his wife on Wednesday.
The shooting happened on the 900 block of Ingram Road in Talbott. According to JCSO, a man called 911 just before midnight saying he shot his wife.
As deputies responded, dispatchers said they traced the caller's phone to a gray pickup truck located in the back parking lot of Mt. Horeb Elementary School on East Dumplin Valley Road.
Deputies arrived at the school and detained the man, who they identified as 52-year-old Kenneth Belcher. They said they found a weapon in the passenger seat of the truck.
Another deputy arrived at the home on Ingram Road and said they found a woman dead inside, identifying her as 41-year-old Jennifer Belcher. JCSO said the investigation determined the woman was Kenneth Belcher's wife, saying he shot her after a domestic dispute.
Belcher is charged with first-degree murder and is currently being held at the Jefferson County Detention Center.