Update: Missouri Murder Suspect Believed to be in South Arkansas Found in Branson
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: February 28, 2013
Update:
BRANSON, Mo. -- The man charged with shooting his wife to death in a Branson hotel last week has been arrested in Branson.
Branson police say Thomas Phillip Brown, 68, was taken into custody about 2 a.m. Thursday at the Hampton Inn Hotel on Highway 76. Police say the arrest was made without incident and Brown was alone in the room.
Officers served a search warrant for the room and found a gun, but tests will have to be done to know if it is the same gun used to kill Brown's wife.
Marilyn Brown, 63, was found in a guest room of the Ramada Resort and Convention Center last Sunday, the day the couple was due to check out. The couple checked in on Thursday, February 21. The wife's body was found Sunday by a cleaning crew.
Read More: Husband Wanted for Wife's Murder Didn't Want to be in Branson
The victim had been shot to death. The couple had recently relocated to Branson from Palm Springs, California. According to court documents (below), investigators learned the husband did not want to be in Branson, where the murder happened.
Brown is charged with Murder and Armed Criminal Action. He'll eventually be held in Taney County Jail.
The probable cause statement, on file with the Taney County Circuit Court, says the couple were forced to live out of motel rooms because they were unable to live where they had planned.
Original Story:
Police believe a man wanted for murder in Missouri may be in South Arkansas.
Branson Police are looking for 68-year-old Thomas Brown, originally from El Dorado, for the murder of his wife, 63-year-old Marilyn Brown.
Marilyn was found dead in a hotel room on Feb. 24 after being shot.
Police believe Brown is in the El Dorado area and may be driving a blue Dodge Durango with California license plate 5WRF678.
Anyone with information on Thomas Brown's whereabouts is encouraged to call your local authorities.
BRANSON, Mo. -- The man charged with shooting his wife to death in a Branson hotel last week has been arrested in Branson.
Branson police say Thomas Phillip Brown, 68, was taken into custody about 2 a.m. Thursday at the Hampton Inn Hotel on Highway 76. Police say the arrest was made without incident and Brown was alone in the room.
Officers served a search warrant for the room and found a gun, but tests will have to be done to know if it is the same gun used to kill Brown's wife.
Marilyn Brown, 63, was found in a guest room of the Ramada Resort and Convention Center last Sunday, the day the couple was due to check out. The couple checked in on Thursday, February 21. The wife's body was found Sunday by a cleaning crew.
Read More: Husband Wanted for Wife's Murder Didn't Want to be in Branson
The victim had been shot to death. The couple had recently relocated to Branson from Palm Springs, California. According to court documents (below), investigators learned the husband did not want to be in Branson, where the murder happened.
Brown is charged with Murder and Armed Criminal Action. He'll eventually be held in Taney County Jail.
The probable cause statement, on file with the Taney County Circuit Court, says the couple were forced to live out of motel rooms because they were unable to live where they had planned.
BRANSON, Mo. -- The man charged with shooting his wife to death in a Branson hotel last week has been arrested in Branson.
Branson police say Thomas Phillip Brown, 68, was taken into custody about 2 a.m. Thursday at the Hampton Inn Hotel on Highway 76. Police say the arrest was made without incident and Brown was alone in the room.
Officers served a search warrant for the room and found a gun, but tests will have to be done to know if it is the same gun used to kill Brown's wife.
Marilyn Brown, 63, was found in a guest room of the Ramada Resort and Convention Center last Sunday, the day the couple was due to check out. The couple checked in on Thursday, February 21. The wife's body was found Sunday by a cleaning crew.
Read More: Husband Wanted for Wife's Murder Didn't Want to be in Branson
The victim had been shot to death. The couple had recently relocated to Branson from Palm Springs, California. According to court documents (below), investigators learned the husband did not want to be in Branson, where the murder happened.
Branson police say Thomas Phillip Brown, 68, was taken into custody about 2 a.m. Thursday at the Hampton Inn Hotel on Highway 76. Police say the arrest was made without incident and Brown was alone in the room.
Officers served a search warrant for the room and found a gun, but tests will have to be done to know if it is the same gun used to kill Brown's wife.
Marilyn Brown, 63, was found in a guest room of the Ramada Resort and Convention Center last Sunday, the day the couple was due to check out. The couple checked in on Thursday, February 21. The wife's body was found Sunday by a cleaning crew.
Read More: Husband Wanted for Wife's Murder Didn't Want to be in Branson
The victim had been shot to death. The couple had recently relocated to Branson from Palm Springs, California. According to court documents (below), investigators learned the husband did not want to be in Branson, where the murder happened.
Brown is charged with Murder and Armed
Criminal Action. He'll eventually be held in Taney County Jail.
The probable cause statement, on file with the Taney County Circuit Court, says the couple were forced to live out of motel rooms because they were unable to live where they had planned.
- See more at: http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=773762#sthash.cXXa6exs.dpufOriginal Story:
Police believe a man wanted for murder in Missouri may be in South Arkansas.
Branson Police are looking for 68-year-old Thomas Brown, originally from El Dorado, for the murder of his wife, 63-year-old Marilyn Brown.
Marilyn was found dead in a hotel room on Feb. 24 after being shot.
Police believe Brown is in the El Dorado area and may be driving a blue Dodge Durango with California license plate 5WRF678.
Anyone with information on Thomas Brown's whereabouts is encouraged to call your local authorities.
