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| Jimmy Joe Nelson has been charged with murder |
A man from Cassville has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action for the death of his girlfriend last week.
Prosecutor Johnnie Cox says Jimmy Joe Nelson, 40, slit 43 year-old Vicki Leigh Clark's neck and she bled to death during a fight last week (08-17-11) at the couples apartment in Cassville.
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| Barry County Prosecutor Johnnie Cox |
According to the probable cause statement, Nelson called Clark's boss and told them Clark killed herself about 2 a.m. - Clark's boss then notified authorities about 11:00 a.m. Investigators say Clark had "defensive cut wounds" on her hands and arm and "two distinctive slice wounds to the neck."
Authorities say a folding lock blade knife was found lying on Clark's neck when she was found deceased.
Dr. Keith Norton with Southwest Missouri Forensics says Clark had bruising on her face and skull that came from being beaten prior to death, according to court records.
Neighbors say the couple fought on a regular basis and Nelson would lock Clark out of the apartment....sometimes when it was freezing outside.
Nelson was arrested last night at a residence in Barry County without incident and is being held in the Barry County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
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