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N.J. woman charged after husband found dead Christmas night

Marylue Wigglesworth of Mays Landing, N.J., was charged and arrested for the murder of her husband David B. Wigglesworth on Christmas night.

File photo of police tape.
File photo of police tape.Read moreYong Kim / Staff Photographer

A Mays Landing, N.J., woman was arrested on charges of shooting her husband to death late Christmas night, police in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, said Monday.

Marylue Wigglesworth, 51, was being held at the Atlantic County Justice Facility in Mays Landing while the investigation continued, police said. The victim, identified by police as David B. Wigglesworth, 57, also of Mays Landing, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police ask that anyone with information about this contact the Major Crimes Unit by calling 609-909-7666 or visiting acpo.org/tips.