A 65-year-old Alabama woman has been charged with murder after authorities say she shot and killed her husband because she became irritated by his repeated attempts to check on her following open-heart surgery.
According to investigators, Sheri Mitchell-Clutts was arrested on May 10 after allegedly admitting to fatally shooting her husband, Timothy Clutts, 69, inside their home in Russellville.
Deputies responding to the scene found Timothy Clutts dead in a recliner with a single gunshot wound to the chest.
When Mitchell-Clutts initially called 911, she reportedly claimed she felt threatened by her husband. However, investigators later said her account changed during questioning.
Sheriff Shannon Oliver stated that the couple had been married for 15 years and that Mitchell-Clutts allegedly confessed to the shooting. Authorities say she told them she had recently undergone open-heart surgery and became frustrated because her husband kept coming into her room to check on her recovery.
Investigators allege that she retrieved a firearm anticipating he might return again. When he did not come back into the room, she instead walked out to where he was sitting in his recliner and shot him.
Sheriff Oliver noted that, unlike many homicide investigations, the suspect was unusually forthcoming with information, leaving investigators with lingering questions about the circumstances leading up to the killing.
Mitchell-Clutts was booked into the Franklin County Jail on a murder charge and is being held without bond.
