BEULAH — The wife of a State Police sergeant is jailed on an open murder charge after authorities found him dead at his home early Monday.
Joni K. Holbrook, 47, was arraigned on the charge Monday morning in front of Judge Brent Danielson, who ordered her held without bond. Her husband, Melvin Paul Holbrook, 53, was found dead early Monday at their home on Derby Lane in Homestead Township.
Benzie County Prosecutor John B. Daugherty said the woman called 911 shortly after 1 a.m. Monday and told police she'd shot her husband. Upon their arrival, officers found Holbrook dead lying in his bed, the prosecutor said.
Holbrook was a 23-year state police veteran, State Police Lt. Bill Elliott said. He worked at the Traverse City post.
