ADRIAN, Mich. — UPDATE: This story has been updated Monday, Feb. 27 with information provided by the Lenawee County Sheriff.
A 72-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly shooting his wife in Madison Township, Lenawee County, Friday night.
Steven Sevedus Maples was arraigned Monday morning on murder charges in connection with the shooting death of Cathy Ann Maples, also 72. He remains in the Lenawee County Jail Monday on a $1.1 million bond, according to the sheriff's office.
Officers were called to a home along Baldwin Highway near the intersection of Tayer Road in Madison Township Friday night for a report of a domestic-violence issue, the Lenawee County Sheriff's Office reported Friday.
There, officers found a woman who had apparently died of gunshot wounds, the sheriff's office said. Steven Maples was taken into custody at the scene, the sheriff's office reported Monday.
Authorities also seized a firearm they believe was used in the crime. The Michigan State Police Crime Lab also has been called to the home, authorities said.
Records show there was one prior domestic violence call to the home in 2005, according to the sheriff's office.
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