Posted: 12:05 p.m. today
Updated: 12:58 p.m. today
A Beaufort County man wanted in his girlfriend's death was arrested after a short standoff in Greenville Saturday.
Authorities told multiple media outlets that Richard Leon Armstead, 21, killed his girlfriend, Miki Hatcher, 23, Saturday evening in their Chocowinity apartment. He then drove to an apartment in Greenville.
Greenville police said they negotiated with Armstead for nearly three hours before he gave up peacefully.
Beaufort County sheriff's deputies said Hatcher had wounds to her head. An autopsy will be conducted. The couple lived together and had children.
Armstead was charged with murder and placed in the Beaufort County jail. It wasn't clear if he had an attorney.
Armstead had previous convictions for common-law robbery and wanton injury to personal property in Martin County, according to state Department of Correction record. He was released in April 2009 after serving an 11-month sentence.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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