The twists and turns continue, in the case of 26-year-old Jill Ulmer, the victim of a fatal stabbing in Fayetteville.
Autopsy results and new information about the suspect's wife mean a deepening mystery for investigators. Neighbors say Ulmer was pregnant with the child of the suspect, 41-year-old Ricky Ray Anderson.
Now, police say Ulmer was not only allegedly stabbed by Anderson, but that she was accidentally shot as well, as officers Christopher Scherrey and Kenneth Willyard responded to the call.
Although there are still many unanswered questions, investigators say Ricky Ray Anderson's wife, Cheryl Anderson, was a former detention center nurse in Washington County. She's now in the picture, as well as a stray bullet from a police officer's .40 caliber pistol.
Police say one of the officer's bullets hit Ulmer on the night of her murder, and contributed to her death.
Officials with the Washington County Sheriff's Department say Ricky Ray Anderson is married to Cheryl Anderson, whom they say worked as an Oklahoma detention center nurse where Anderson was incarcerated, then as a nurse for the Washington County Detention Center from January 20th to February 5th of this year. Some officials say she was terminated on the 5th, others say she resigned.
Fayetteville Police Sgt. Bill Phelan says Cheryl Anderson drove her husband to Ulmer's apartment on the night she was murdered. He says what happened that night was short, but violent. "Something to this nature is difficult to train for; you try to train for every aspect, but everything is obviously different on a daily basis."
Police say Ulmer called 911 Friday evening and they arrived at her Fayetteville apartment complex five minutes later.
The call states Ulmer told dispatchers she was alone and saw Anderson in the parking lot, walking towards her apartment.
Reports show Ulmer said Anderson had been calling and texting her, and her mother, about his suicide overdose attempt that day in Oklahoma City.
Police said they heard screaming from Ulmer's apartment, broke a window to get in, and saw Anderson stabbing Ulmer with a knife, so they fired several rounds towards him, but say one of those bullets hit Ulmer. Phelan says, "it's a stressful situation; it seems like it takes 10 to 15 minutes when it only takes a few seconds." Neighbors agree with how fast it happened. Sarah Sparkman lives underneath Ulmer's apartment. "It was maybe about thirty seconds that I heard, from start to finish." Other neighbors say they don't feel safe, since having officers on scene didn't seem to help. Robbie Jones says, "oh, it scares me to death knowing it was just right above where I am a whole lot of time."
But Sgt. Phelan says it's not a matter of more training. "These officers go through lots of training when it comes to pistol qualifications. We have mandatory training at least four times per year, just for basic pistol qualifications. We're obviously saddened for the family of the victim, and it's difficult for the officers to have to go through this as well." The Fayetteville Police Department says they're running an internal investigation and the two officers involved will be on administrative leave until that's complete. The Washington County Sheriff's Department is conducting an independent investigation.
They say Cheryl Anderson resigned from working for their detention center after only 15 days. Incidentally, that's where her husband is now behind bars, on murder charges. Police say Anderson is facing a preliminary charge of second degree murder, and is being held without bond in the Washington County Detention Center.
Autopsy results and new information about the suspect's wife mean a deepening mystery for investigators. Neighbors say Ulmer was pregnant with the child of the suspect, 41-year-old Ricky Ray Anderson.
Now, police say Ulmer was not only allegedly stabbed by Anderson, but that she was accidentally shot as well, as officers Christopher Scherrey and Kenneth Willyard responded to the call.
Although there are still many unanswered questions, investigators say Ricky Ray Anderson's wife, Cheryl Anderson, was a former detention center nurse in Washington County. She's now in the picture, as well as a stray bullet from a police officer's .40 caliber pistol.
Police say one of the officer's bullets hit Ulmer on the night of her murder, and contributed to her death.
Officials with the Washington County Sheriff's Department say Ricky Ray Anderson is married to Cheryl Anderson, whom they say worked as an Oklahoma detention center nurse where Anderson was incarcerated, then as a nurse for the Washington County Detention Center from January 20th to February 5th of this year. Some officials say she was terminated on the 5th, others say she resigned.
Fayetteville Police Sgt. Bill Phelan says Cheryl Anderson drove her husband to Ulmer's apartment on the night she was murdered. He says what happened that night was short, but violent. "Something to this nature is difficult to train for; you try to train for every aspect, but everything is obviously different on a daily basis."
Police say Ulmer called 911 Friday evening and they arrived at her Fayetteville apartment complex five minutes later.
The call states Ulmer told dispatchers she was alone and saw Anderson in the parking lot, walking towards her apartment.
Reports show Ulmer said Anderson had been calling and texting her, and her mother, about his suicide overdose attempt that day in Oklahoma City.
Police said they heard screaming from Ulmer's apartment, broke a window to get in, and saw Anderson stabbing Ulmer with a knife, so they fired several rounds towards him, but say one of those bullets hit Ulmer. Phelan says, "it's a stressful situation; it seems like it takes 10 to 15 minutes when it only takes a few seconds." Neighbors agree with how fast it happened. Sarah Sparkman lives underneath Ulmer's apartment. "It was maybe about thirty seconds that I heard, from start to finish." Other neighbors say they don't feel safe, since having officers on scene didn't seem to help. Robbie Jones says, "oh, it scares me to death knowing it was just right above where I am a whole lot of time."
But Sgt. Phelan says it's not a matter of more training. "These officers go through lots of training when it comes to pistol qualifications. We have mandatory training at least four times per year, just for basic pistol qualifications. We're obviously saddened for the family of the victim, and it's difficult for the officers to have to go through this as well." The Fayetteville Police Department says they're running an internal investigation and the two officers involved will be on administrative leave until that's complete. The Washington County Sheriff's Department is conducting an independent investigation.
They say Cheryl Anderson resigned from working for their detention center after only 15 days. Incidentally, that's where her husband is now behind bars, on murder charges. Police say Anderson is facing a preliminary charge of second degree murder, and is being held without bond in the Washington County Detention Center.
