Man Allegedly Kills New Wife, Kidnaps Friend
POSTED: Friday, November 6, 2009
UPDATED: 11:59 am EST November 6,
2009
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida newlywed allegedly killed his bride and kidnapped a friend before surrendering to deputies after a dramatic six-hour standoff.Charles Edwin Duke, 23, was taken Thursday into custody in Levy County. Investigators say he fatally shot 22-year-old Felicia Fine Duke in an argument at their Cedar Key home, then fled with a friend who was staying with them.Authorities caught on after the friend, Justin White, secretly sent a cryptic text message to the victim's sister.Duke finally called the sheriff himself, saying his wife's body was in a nearby hunting camp and he had a hostage.The scene finally ended in a wilderness area where locals go mud-bogging. Duke asked to speak with his father, and surrendered after deputies found him and the two talked.
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