Wife of missing man arrested on murder charge
PORTLAND, Ore. - The story surrounding the bizarre disappearance of a Corbett man took another turn Thursday evening as police announced the arrest of the man's wife on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse.
Gerald E. Stomps, 60, has been missing since last week after his wife, Hazelynn Stomps, was found injured near the Sandy River.
Stomps told police she and her husband had met a man at the Gordon Creek Bridge to go fishing and during the meeting was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail. She said it took her nearly two hours to crawl to a road where a passerby assisted her and called 911.
She said she last saw her husband being chased toward the Sandy River by the man, known only to her by first name.
Investigators with the East County Major Crimes Team said their investigation revealed inconsistencies in her statements and that evidence was found at the couple's home that led to her arrest.
While police did not say whether Gerald E. Stomps had been found, they did charge his wife with abuse of a corpse, murder and filing a false police report.
Anyone with further information about the case is asked to call the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (503) 261-2847.
Gerald E. Stomps, 60, has been missing since last week after his wife, Hazelynn Stomps, was found injured near the Sandy River.
Stomps told police she and her husband had met a man at the Gordon Creek Bridge to go fishing and during the meeting was either pushed or thrown over a guardrail. She said it took her nearly two hours to crawl to a road where a passerby assisted her and called 911.
She said she last saw her husband being chased toward the Sandy River by the man, known only to her by first name.
Investigators with the East County Major Crimes Team said their investigation revealed inconsistencies in her statements and that evidence was found at the couple's home that led to her arrest.
While police did not say whether Gerald E. Stomps had been found, they did charge his wife with abuse of a corpse, murder and filing a false police report.
Anyone with further information about the case is asked to call the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Tip Line at (503) 261-2847.