Sunset Ave. Woman Dead...Husband Charged

(MURFREESBORO) Murfreesboro police answered a domestic call at 417 Sunset Avenue at 2:55 Sunday (3/31/2019) morning. Officers discovered a man and a deceased woman.

54-year old Martin Benito Montemayor was charged with first degree murder for allegedly killing his wife. In addition, he had outstanding warrants from a parole violation as well as a previous double homicide in Texas. For those outstanding charges in Texas, he was charged with being a Fugitive from Justice steaming from a parole violation from that previous double homicide committed in Texas.

There will be an autopsy on 53-year old Judith Montemayor to determine the cause of her death.

Martin Benito Montemayor is being held without bond at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. (Left is a mugshot taken by the Rutherford County Sheriffs Office when he was booked)