Wife dead; spouse, one other arrested

WYNNE -- Authorities arrested two Cherry Valley men Thursday evening in the death of one of the men's wife, Cross County Sheriff J.R. Smith said.

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Michael Joseph Davis, 40, and Jerry Wayne Jarvis, whose age was not available, face second-degree murder charges in the slaying of Mary Elizabeth Davis, 31.

Both men were being held in the Cross County jail in Wynne with bail set at $100,000 each, Smith said.

Davis is also charged with tampering with evidence, a felony, and with misdemeanor tampering, the sheriff said.

Mary Davis' body was found in Poinsett County on Wednesday after her husband called police and said she had left their Cherry Valley home late Tuesday on foot. Michael Davis said later that he found his wife dead in the neighboring county, the sheriff said.

Smith would not say how Mary Davis was killed or release any more details on the slaying, saying the case was still under investigation. The Arkansas State Police is assisting in the case.

State Desk on 07/31/2015

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