A monthslong investigation led to the arrest of a Sweet Home man who is accused of killing his girlfriend.
Sweet Home police say Jerod Lloyd Norman, 40, murdered Mariah A. King, 30, at their shared residence in the 2200 block of Nandina Street on July 18.
Jerod Norman, left, is arraigned remotely from the Linn County Jail on charges of murder and corpse abuse Tuesday, Jan. 14.
King’s death initially appeared to be suicide, according to a news release, but a postmortem examination arranged by investigators revealed a “foreign object” in the woman’s body.
Norman was arrested Monday, Jan. 13, on suspicion of second-degree murder and first-degree corpse abuse. He was arraigned on the charges remotely from the Linn County Jail on Tuesday.
Investigators are seeking contact with Norman’s father, David L. Norman, 65, for a secondary interview. He is encouraged to contact Detective Potter by phone or in person at the Sweet Home Police Department.
