Jefferson Co. Man Arrested For Wife’s Murder

Police in Jefferson County have released the name of a woman killed by her husband late Wednesday night. The Jefferson County sheriff’s office says that shortly before midnight Wednesday night, a call came into 911 from a man stating that he had just shot his wife. That man was 52 year old Kenneth Belcher of Ingram Road in Talbott. Police traced the GPS coordinates on Belcher’s phone and found him sitting in his pickup in a school parking lot on East Dumplin Valley Road, just a few minutes away from his home. Belcher had a firearm sitting on the passenger seat. Inside the home in Talbott, officers found 41 year old Jennifer Belcher dead of a gunshot wound. Police say that Kenneth Belcher shot his wife during an argument. Recent posts from Jennifer Belcher on Facebook point towards a troubled marriage. Kenneth Belcher is being charged with first degree murder. Friends and family have set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses for Jennifer Belcher. https://gofund.me/1fb22437