Fort Smith, Ark. – A local man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after police discovered a woman dead in her home early Sunday morning.
Officers responded to a residence in the 1500 block of South 11th Street at approximately 2:55 a.m. on March 16, where they found 65-year-old Dorothy Edmonds deceased.
Authorities confirmed that Edmonds had suffered head trauma consistent with foul play.
Over the following two days, investigators identified 58-year-old Marvin Davis as a suspect.
On March 18, Davis was interviewed and subsequently arrested.
He is currently being held at the Sebastian County Adult Detention Center on a $250,000 cash bond.
The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities have stated that additional information will be released as it becomes available.