Husband charged with murder after claim wife died by suicide

Troy Newton Scarborough was already in police custody when he was charged in the killing of his wife.

A husband has been charged with the murder of his wife in Georgia after it was initially claimed in a 911 call that she had died by suicide, according to the Jones County Sheriff's Office.

Shyanne Schroeder was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head on March 27, when deputies responded to the call, the sheriff's office said.

Her husband, Troy Newton Scarborough, of Gray, Georgia, was arrested following his wife's death and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

However, while he remained in custody, police reviewed the evidence in their investigation and now believe he was responsible for killing Schroeder.