A 46-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of another woman in Fort Smith on Thursday, police said.
Officers were called to the home of Margaret Scamardo, 67, on Thursday after she had stopped showing up for work, said Cpl. Anthony Rice, a spokesman for the Fort Smith Police Department.
When officers arrived at the residence in the 400 block of North 39th Street, they could smell natural gas emanating from the building, Rice said. After forcing their way through the door, they found Scamardo's body on the living room floor.
Before her death, Scamardo had filed numerous complaints against Robin Jones, authorities said. The Fort Smith Police Department called the 46-year-old in for questioning Friday night.
At the conclusion of the interview, police arrested her on a first-degree murder charge and took her to the Sebastian County jail. She remained there Saturday with no bail set.
The Fort Smith Police Department was awaiting an autopsy report from the state Crime Laboratory in Little Rock, Rice said.
Metro on 12/17/2017