Husband calmly tells officers 'just my dog and dead wife' when asked if anyone is inside his home after scared neighbor calls the cops on him: Police

A 79-year-old Indiana antheral is accused of calmly greeting police officers astatine his beforehand doorway aft allegedly murdering his spouse, telling the cops "just my canine and my dormant wife" erstwhile asked if anyone other was wrong his home.

"I conscionable went nuts," James R. Chelf, of Allen County, told the officers who showed up astatine his Yoder residence successful the Woodlake Estates Mobile Home Park connected Friday night, according to tribunal documents obtained by section ABC affiliate WPTA.

"I'm sorry," Chelf allegedly said aft casually telling the cops astir the bloody execution country wrong the home. "I person nary crushed why."

Chelf was arrested and charged with execution aft the grisly discovery, with constabulary alleging that helium changeable his woman with a revolver during an argument. The pistillate was recovered with aggregate gunshot wounds and bleeding from her head, WPTA reports.

"I conscionable mislaid my mind," Chelf allegedly admitted.

The septuagenarian walked implicit to his neighbor's location aft the shooting and told them "I conscionable changeable my wife," according to tribunal documents. Chelf allegedly asked the neighbour to telephone 911 and past walked backmost to his residence to hold for officers.

After the cops arrived astir 10:15 p.m., Chelf told them helium near the .38 Special Smith & Wesson revolver that helium utilized to sprout his woman connected their eating country table, according to the tribunal documents. The limb was allegedly recovered with 3 spent casings, 2 unrecorded rounds, and 1 bare chamber.

Chelf was taken into custody and booked into the Allen County Jail. In an interrogation with police, Chelf allegedly said helium was arguing with his woman portion she was moving connected a task successful their bedroom. He claimed helium could not retrieve what they were warring about, lone that helium changeable her during the argument, per the tribunal documents.

Chelf is owed to look successful tribunal connected June 8 for a trial-setting hearing. He is being held without bond.