The Arkansas State Police is leading a homicide investigation involving the deaths of three Madison County residents and the abduction of a child from the home where the killings occurred. Late Tuesday afternoon, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department made a request for Arkansas State Police special agents to conduct the investigation.
Sheriff’s deputies were contacted about 5 p.m. by an individual reporting three people were dead inside a residence at 3487 County Road 6041, southwest of Huntsville. The homicide victims were identified as Tami Lynn Chenoweth, 51, James Stanley McGhee, 59, and Cheyene Chenoweth, 26.
Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division special agents called to the crime scene were able to begin developing leads in the case, prompting a statewide search for two particular vehicles known to have been at the residence earlier in the day and possibly driven away from the crime scene by the killer. Information was also developed identifying a child
State Police make arrest in triple slaying in Madison County and find abducted infant
February 24, 20212:35 pm
A triple slaying in Wesley (Madison County) led to the arrest of a suspect and recovery of an infant missing from the home where the slayings occurred.
The State Police release:
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The Arkansas State Police is leading a homicide investigation involving the deaths of three Madison County residents and the abduction of a child from the home where the killings occurred. Late yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, February 23rd) the Madison County Sheriff’s Department made a request for Arkansas State Police Special Agents to conduct the investigation.
Three people killed in Madison Co. home; suspect s bond revoked
The three bodies were discovered Monday night near Wesley, Arkansas, a small community east of Fayetteville. A baby was found safe with the suspected killer. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 11:20 AM CST February 26, 2021
WESLEY, Ark. 22-year-old Hunter Chenoweth of De Queen was arrested Wednesday (Feb. 24) night in Central Arkansas in connection to the deaths of three people who were found dead Tuesday (Feb. 23) in a home near Wesley, Arkansas, a small community in Madison County.
A bond originally set for $1 million has now been revoked.
Durret said Chenoweth and the three people found dead had some sort of family connection, but he did not further elaborate on their relationship. The victims have been identified as Tami Lynn Chenoweth, 51, James Stanley McGehee, 59, and Cheyenne Chenoweth, 26.
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On Wednesday, at approximately 3:45 p.m., deputies responded to the 12000 block of Chambers Road in Bauxite.Â
The 911 caller reported that a suspect was shooting recklessly from inside a residence and was continuing to fire what appeared to be multiple weapons. At one point, the caller stated that the suspect walked outside and was firing randomly.
Upon the first deputyâs arrival, the suspect, George Woffard, 61 of Bauxite, began firing multiple shots at him as he exited his patrol unit, striking the unit in the back door. Multiple other units arrived on scene only moments later. The suspect then threw his weapon down and fled on foot towards a nearby residence where he was intercepted by an Arkansas State Police Trooper who had responded to the scene. Subsequently, Woffard was taken into custody without further incident and no injuries were reported.