A Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office employee was arrested Friday on suspicion of killing his wife after a medical examiner ruled her manner of death a homicide.
Kevin West, 49, was arrested Friday on suspicion of killing his wife, Marcel “Marcy” West, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
On January 8, firefighters and Washougal police were called to West’s home after Kevin reported that his wife was having a seizure. The man told dispatchers that she had stopped breathing and that he was performing CPR, the sheriff’s office said. When paramedics arrived, they rendered aid, but Marcy West died at the scene.
Detectives told FOX News Digital that based on West’s statements and the evidence uncovered in the search warrant, they believe they have probable cause to arrest West for Murthy’s murder.
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A battalion chief with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department has been charged with murder in the death of his wife in January, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. (KPTV/Fox 12 Oregon)
The sheriff’s office said several people concerned about the couple’s relationship contacted local authorities in the days following her death.
Sergeant Christopher Skidmore said after a criminal investigation was launched, the coroner ruled the cause of death was asphyxia due to blunt force trauma to the neck, adding that an autopsy showed there was trauma to Marcy West’s neck. .
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A Washougal man has been charged with murder after his wife’s death. According to the City of Camas, Kevin West has been a firefighter with the department for 22 years. (KPTV/Fox 12 Oregon)
“It appears there were financial and relationship issues that may have contributed to her death, but the incident is still under investigation,” Sgt. Skidmore said.
West was a captain with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department at the time of his arrest.
According to the City of Camas, Kevin West has been a firefighter with the department for 22 years.
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He is currently being held in the Clark County Jail without bail.
