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City councilman accused of slaying wife during argument

Alabama Public Radio | By Associated Press
Published March 10, 2020 at 3:47 PM CDT

CARBON HILL, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say a city councilman has been arrested and accused of killing his wife during an argument.

Carbon Hill city councilman 51-year-old Robert Perry Warren was charged with manslaughter in the death of 51-year-old Lisa Warren.

She was last seen on Feb. 24 and Robert Warren reported her missing the next day. Carbon Hill Police Chief Eric House says Robert Warren led authorities to his wife's body Saturday.

Court documents say the couple got into an argument and Robert Warren pushed his wife, causing her to fall and hit her head.

An autopsy is pending. The investigation is ongoing. 
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