Woman found dead inside RV in front yard, husband facing murder charge, Johnston County Sheriff says
CLAYTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man shot and killed his wife Monday afternoon in Johnston County, the sheriff's office said.
Around 4:30 p.m., deputies responded to a shooting in the 12500 block of Buffalo Road in Clayton. They had received a call from a man who said he shot his wife.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies arrived at the address and found Roger Gray Preston, 81. He told authorities his wife was in the RV parked in the home's front yard.
When they checked the RV, deputies found Sandra Cobbler Preston, 77, inside dead from a gunshot wound.
ABC11 obtained the 911 calls that Roger Preston made to authorities.
In the calls, Preston calmly tells dispatchers what happened before, during, and after the shooting.
"Uh, I just shot my wife," Preston told the dispatcher. "She's sitting in the motor home leaning against the door."
"OK, do you got a clean dry cloth or towel you tried to put on her?" the dispatcher asked.
"I got a clean T-shirt," Preston said.
"Place it down on the wound."
"Oh, I'm sorry," Preston replied. "I just lost it. I shot her two to three times."
During the call, Preston also mentioned that he and his wife had been having marital problems.
Preston was charged with murder. He was taken to the Johnston County Detention Center and held without bond.
