Police say they discovered Palmer in an “upright place” on her sofa with extreme accidents attributable to what seemed to be a hatchet or axe. Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger advised CNN that when police arrived, they thought she was useless however realized quickly after she was nonetheless alive and respiration shallowly.
Police by no means recovered the weapon, Mellinger mentioned.
One witness reported seeing Palmer’s brother, Daniel, on her porch round midnight the night time earlier than she was found, Mellinger mentioned. There have been no telephone data, surveillance footage, or eyewitnesses exterior of Palmer’s house, the sheriff mentioned.
Police investigated a number of folks however might by no means file expenses. A few weeks in the past, Mellinger mentioned, his ofice acquired a name from Palmer’s care facility saying she was capable of converse to authorities.
Palmer was capable of reply solely yes-or-no questions however offered sufficient testimony for police to arrest Daniel, Mellinger advised CNN.
Daniel Palmer III, 55, was arrested and charged with tried homicide and malicious wounding on Friday, in response to arrest data obtained by CNN.
He was arraigned and assessed with a bond of $500,000, in response to the Jackson County sheriff, who mentioned it’s unclear how he pleaded. CNN was unable to determine an lawyer for him however has reached out to the Jackson County Public Defender’s workplace.
Wanda Palmer is now coherent however unable to carry full-length conversations, the Jackson County sheriff advised CNN.