MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The former boyfriend of a 32-year-old bartender from Central Point who died of multiple stab wounds has been indicted on murder and arson charges.
The Medford Mail Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/oGjGOJ ) 36-year-old Jeffrey Wheeler was also charged with abuse of a corpse.
Wheeler was arraigned Tuesday on the charge that could bring a sentence of 25 years to life.
Wheeler is accused of killing Jessica Bethany, whose body was found Sunday in her apartment. She worked at a bar in nearby Medford.
