TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa police have arrested a man they say fatally shot his girlfriend and told authorities it was a suicide.
The Tulsa World reports that authorities originally arrested 30-year-old Jermico Willis for firearm possession after a former felony conviction. Tulsa Police Sgt. Dave Walker says a first-degree murder charge was added after an autopsy of 25-year-old Iesha Wallace.
Emergency responders found Wallace dead with a pistol next to her inside an apartment Saturday.
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Walker says evidence at the scene conflicted with Willis’ allegations, which had too many inconsistencies.
A probable cause affidavit says Wallace was likely shot from 3 feet away and that the state medical examiner’s office found her wound wasn’t a contact gunshot.
Willis is being held at Tulsa County jail without bond. Jail records don’t list an attorney.
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Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com
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