Decatur Man Accused of Stabbing Wife to Death

Thursday, 8 June 2023

A Decatur man is taken to jail accused of killing his wife.

Decatur Police said they were called to a home on Dwight Drive around 4:10am Thursday.

52-year-old Gary S. Russell told dispatch he killed his 64-year-old wife, said police.

When authorities arrived on scene, they found a female deceased with multiple stab wounds, said police.

Authorities said the two were previously married and still living together.

Gary S. Russell was arrested for first degree murder and booked into the Macon County Jail.

According to online court records, a dissolution of marriage was filed on Tuesday June 6th.

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