JACKSON COUNTY, IA. (THECOUNT) — Christopher Prichard, 56, of Bellevue, Iowa, has been identified as the suspect arrested following the fatal Saturday shooting of his wife, 55-year-old Angela Hancock Prichard in Jackson County.
Angie Prichard was found fatally shot at Mississippi Ridge Boarding Kennels, a Bellevue business the couple operated at 31821 US-52 in Bellevue.
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According to reports, deputies responded to the business on a call of shots fired around 8 a.m. Saturday morning. When they arrived, Angie was found suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Chris Prichard was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with Violation of a No Contact Order/Protective Order. He has not yet officially been charged in the shooting.
Christopher Prichard was charged with domestic assault in April of 2022. Angela Prichard called her son who contacted the police. She told law enforcement that Christopher Prichard had slapped her and thrown a mug at her during a fight about their marriage on April 18, reports KDAT.
The Iowa District Court of Jackson County was scheduled to hold a trial on the domestic assault charge against Christopher Prichard on November 29. Last month, Angela Prichard filed for the No Contact/Protective Order. It had been approved just prior to her death.
The Office of the Iowa State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on Angela Prichard on Sunday. Agent Rahn said, “We hope to gain more information from that. Sometimes those take a while. We often have to wait for things such as toxicology reports.”
The investigation is ongoing.
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Geo quick facts: Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,485. The county seat is Maquoketa – Wikipedia.