DECATUR, Ga. --
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) DeKalb County police have arrested a man who claimed that his wife was raped and strangled by five men he said broke into their home near Decatur.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/wE29s3 ) 60-year-old Jessie Armstrong was charged with misdemeanor battery and was being held in DeKalb County jail on $50,000 bond. Police responding to a call for help around 2 a.m. Sunday found April Denise Armstrong dead in the home.
Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish says there was no evidence that of anyone inside the house other than the coupl. But she said police did find signs of domestic violence. A police report says officers also found a glass pipe and a substance believed to be cocaine.
The investigation continues and police are awaiting an autopsy to determine cause of death.
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