FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The husband of an Army nurse who worked in the maternity ward at Fort Bragg’s hospital was charged Monday with murder in her death, a day after her body was discovered by authorities.
Marine Cpl. John Wimunc, 23, was also charged with first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit arson in the death of his wife, Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc, 24, of Dubuque, Iowa. Her body was found in a wooded area Sunday, three days after a suspicious fire at her Fayetteville apartment.
In May, Holley Wimunc secured a temporary restraining order against her husband. She told authorities he got drunk and held a loaded handgun to her head and his. At the time of her death, the couple was going through a divorce.
Authorities also charged Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Alden, 22, with first-degree arson, conspiracy to commit arson and accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. Both were arrested at Camp Lejeune, where they are stationed as combat engineers.
D.C.: House wants U.S.-made flags
Congress can’t halt the flow of Chinese-made American flags, but lawmakers can try to control where they are flown. The House declared Monday that any flag flown on federal property should be made in the United States. The resolution is nonbinding.
Arlen Specter finishes chemo treatments
Sen. Arlen Specter completed his last scheduled round of chemotherapy on Monday and said he planned to celebrate with a martini and dinner with friends. The 78-year-old Republican from Pennsylvania learned in April he had an early recurrence of Hodgkin’s disease, which is a cancer of the lymphatic system. He was treated for the same type of cancer in 2005.
Wisconsin: Woman allegedly placed dead rat in restaurant food
A woman accused of planting a dead lab rat in restaurant food and demanding $500,000 to keep quiet was charged Monday with one felony count of extortion. Debbie R. Miller, 41, of Appleton also faces misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. Miller claimed to find the rat in her lunch April 17 as she ate at the upscale Seasons Restaurant in Grand Chute, according to the criminal complaint. Investigators determined the rodent was a white laboratory rat, the complaint said.
Georgia: Governor pushes for guns at airport
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue said Monday that guns should be allowed in public areas of the nation’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International. Earlier this year, Perdue, a Republican, signed legislation that allows Georgians who have passed criminal background checks to carry concealed weapons onto mass transit, as well as into state parks and restaurants that serve alcohol. The new law took effect July 1.
Michigan: Hundreds of manhole covers swiped
Officials in Flint say they’ve had to replace hundreds of manhole covers and grates that were probably stolen and sold for scrap. The Flint Journal reported Monday that nearly 400 cast iron covers and grates have been taken from streets in the past year. A cover can fetch $20 from a scrap yard but can cost the city more than $200 to replace.
Bermuda: Bertha knocks out power
White-capped storm surf thundered against beaches and high winds knocked out power to about 4,000 people Monday as Tropical Storm Bertha swept over the Atlantic tourist island before heading back out over open ocean. The storm whipped up dangerous rip currents along the U.S. East Coast from the Carolinas through southern New England, contributing to at least one drowning Saturday along a New Jersey beach, officials said. Bertha is expected to strengthen back into a hurricane today, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Mexico: Demands that tomatoes be cleared
Mexico’s health secretary says a team of health and agriculture officials has traveled to the United States to demand that Mexican tomatoes be cleared of any suspicion in a recent salmonella outbreak. A salmonella outbreak that began in April has affected more than 1,000 people in the United States. Mexico said last week that its tests found no salmonella in Mexican tomatoes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not released the results of tests it conducted in Mexico. It recently added peppers and cilantro to a list of foods under investigation.
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