The wife of a Concord police officer has been charged with murdering her husband, Quinn Witherspoon, 34, posted $500,000 bail on Friday and was released (article & video link)found dead in his Mooresville home last month. He was shot in the back of the head. Witherspoon's 32-year-old wife, Misty, called 911 around 2 p.m. on Sept. 13, 2005. She said she accidentally dropped her husband's .40-caliber service weapon and that it went off. Police detectives interviewed her for days and said she eventually started to crack.
According to News 14 Carolina:
“She gave us enough information to believe it was not an accident," said John Crone of the Mooresville Police Department. "She intentionally pulled the trigger and shot her husband."
Police won't discuss a motive. There was no documented history of domestic violence.
Quinn Witherspoon was a veteran K-9 officer with the Concord Police Department. He was survived by three children, who will likely be placed with his parents.
“Usually when we get to the point that we can charge somebody with the crime of murder, we feel pretty good about it," Crone said Wednesday. "This is completely different. It’s a very tragic event. We’re all concerned about the children. We’re concerned about Misty."