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Wife charged with murder of southern Illinois judge

A southern Illinois woman has been arrested for the murder of her husband, a district judge. WNIN's John Gibson has the story:

Illinois State Police arrested 44-year-old Megan Valentine of Albion in connection with the fatal shooting of Illinois Second Judicial Court Judge Michael Valentine.

The 41-year-old judge was found dead on an Edwards County road on Election Day.

Megan Valentine was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated domestic battery.

Megan Valentine is being held in the White County Jail.