A 70-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges following the death of his wife at their home in rural Louisville. Cass County Sheriff Robert Sorenson says deputies, Louisville Rescue and Cass County EMS responded to 1490 Stone Ridge Drive around 5:00 Saturday evening after receiving a report of a woman who had fallen down a flight of stairs and was unresponsive.
Sorenson says first responders performed CPR and other lifesaving measures, but 66-year-old Kimberly Richards was pronounced dead at the scene. Further investigation revealed suspicious circumstances surrounding her death. Investigators with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Cass County Attorney’s Office responded to the home.
Authorities say evidence gathered during the investigation led to the arrest of Kimberly Richards’ husband, 70-year-old Terry Richards. He was taken to Cass County Corrections and booked on for second-degree murder, assault by strangulation, first-degree assault and tampering with evidence.
The investigation remains ongoing.