New Jersey woman arrested in husband’s fatal shooting on Christmas: cops

A New Jersey girl has been arrested for allegedly capturing her husband useless on Christmas, authorities stated.

Marylue Wigglesworth, 51, is accused of gunning down David Wigglesworth, 57, at their Mays Touchdown residence Sunday evening, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Workplace confirmed. 

Officers responded to the household’s Somers Level Highway residence round 10:19 p.m., the place they discovered David Wigglesworth affected by an obvious gunshot wound. He was pronounced useless on the scene.

Marylue Wigglesworth was taken into custody on suspicion of homicide, and remained on the Atlantic County Justice Facility on Monday.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Workplace and the Hamilton Township Police Division didn’t instantly reply to request for touch upon the investigation.

Previous to his dying, David Wigglesworth — referred to as “Wiggy” to family and friends — was lively in native politics. In 2019, he unsuccessfully campaigned as a Republican for township committee, New Jersey 101.5 reported. 

He was additionally on the planning board, and volunteered with the Boys and Women Membership of Atlantic Metropolis.

David and Marylue Wigglesworth have an grownup son, in response to WPG Speak Radio. Images on social media present the seemingly comfortable household posing in numerous places, together with on a visit to Philadelphia earlier this 12 months.

“I can’t imagine this,” one native wrote of the tragedy on Fb. “We’ve identified Dave and Mary for years…This simply can’t be true.”