Texas man charged with murder after allegedly killing wife with ax, fleeing state

Family member’s call to authorities led deputies to a locked home and a fatal scene.

RUSK COUNTY, TX – A welfare check request on March 18 led deputies to a locked home in rural Rusk County where a woman was found dead, and her husband was later arrested out of state, accused of killing her with an ax while their children were away at school.

Scott Raymond Thompson, 47, has been ch...