RICHMOND — A Richmond man was arrested for murder after police received a call about him “threatening a female with a knife,” and arrived to find the woman dead.
On Friday at 1:20 p.m., Richmond Police Department officers were dispatched to South 14th Street on reports of a man threatening a female with a knife. The caller also told police the man may have cut the female.
Upon arrival, police located 59-year-old Michelle Dionne. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bystanders were attempting to subdue the man, identified as 67-year-old Tommy Wayne Earl.
Officers placed Earl under arrest, and he is being held in the Wayne County Jail for murder charges.
