Monday, September 28, 2009

Dad arrested in murder of pregnant girlfriend (Memphis, Tennessee)

Dad TARENCE NELSON has been arrested in the murder of his pregnant girlfriend.

http://www.wsmv.com/news/21133465/detail.html

Murfreesboro Man Charged In Pregnant Woman's Death
Neighbors Found Woman Dead In Memphis Home Friday
POSTED: 10:04 pm CDT September 27, 2009
UPDATED: 10:56 pm CDT September 27, 2009

MEMPHIS -- Rutherford County authorities arrested Tarence Nelson Saturday night on charges he murdered his girlfriend Tonya Johnson on Friday night in her Memphis, Tenn., home.

Johnson's neighbors on Wolf Pack Drive in Memphis noticed her garage door was open late Friday night and thought it was suspicious. When they looked through her window, they saw her slumped over some furniture in her living room.

Paramedics arrived and tried to save Johnson and her baby but could not. Authorities said Nelson was the father of the child and often argued Johnson should not have the baby.

Nelson is being held in Rutherford County where he will await transport to Shelby County, Tenn., to face two counts of murder.