Woman accused of killing, dismembering Green Beret husband in NC asks for bond reduction

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The woman accused of killing her Green Beret husband and disposing of his body in January 2025 is back in court Tuesday.

Shana Cloud is expected to appear in a Cumberland County courtroom to ask the judge for a bond reduction. ABC11 has learned that Cloud's team plans to present new evidence to support the bond reduction.

Cloud was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury in February of this year.

Investigators say on Jan. 28, 2025, Clint Bonnell failed to show up for classes at Methodist University, a university employee requested a wellness check and raised the first concerns about his whereabouts.

Bonnell was taking classes at Methodist University and enrolled in the Physician Assistant Program.

Investigators said Bonnell's girlfriend, Kelli Edwards, also requested a welfare check and filed a missing persons report.

Bonnell was never seen again.

The prosecution believes he was killed a day after he went to a lawyer's office to seek a divorce and told his girlfriend he was preparing to end the marriage.

Cumberland County District Attorney Billy West says the pending divorce could have possibly been a motive.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says during a welfare check at a home, Shana Cloud "indicated Clinton Bonnell did not return home" the night before. Deputies, however, say they found his vehicle located in the driveway, along with his car keys, book bag for school and other items.

A search warrant shows that Bonnell's cell phone records indicated he did come to the couple's home night and never left.

An affidavit details how law enforcement went to lengths to identify Bonnell. Only his torso was found in a pond.

Deputies say "due to the conditions of the remains," the North Carolina State Medical Examiner's Office had to obtain DNA and create a DNA profile. That was then sent to the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System to be compared to the DNA on file for Bonnell.

An autopsy showed Bonnell had been shot multiple times in the back and dismembered with saw.

The whereabouts of his arms, legs and head are still unknown.

ABC11 News will continue to follow this case and update you with the latest as it happens

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