Rooks County man charged with second-degree murder in woman's death
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says a Rooks County man faces charges of second-degree intentional murder and criminal possession of a firearm in the April 8 death of Charity Northop in Woodston.
Schmidt filed charges Friday (April 17) against 39-year-old Thomas W. Wojtczuk,of Woodston. Wojtczuk's bond is set at $1 million.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says around 11:45 p.m. April 8, the Rooks County Sheriff’s Office and EMS were dispatched to the 700 block of Spruce Street in Woodston after receiving a report that a woman had been shot at her residence.
Northrup, 36, died at the scene.
The KBI and the Rooks County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigations and the Rooks County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death of a woman who was shot Wednesday night in Rooks County.
The KBI says around 11:45 p.m., the sheriff’s office and EMS were dispatched to 701 Spruce St. in Woodston, Kan., after receiving a report that a woman had been shot at her residence.
At 12:08 a.m. on Thursday, 36-year-old woman Charity Northrup was pronounced dead on the scene.
The Rooks County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance around 1:15 a.m. KBI agents and the Crime Scene Response Team responded to investigate.
No threat to the public is believed to exist related to this incident. The investigation continues.
