CADWELL, Idaho – Following a reported dispute with her estranged husband, a Filipino woman with family ties in Chicago was shot and killed Sunday evening in Caldwell.
Charged with second degree murder is Chris Allen Stone for allegedly shooting Florence Madriñan-Stone twice in the head, according Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney John T. Bujak.
The shooting incident happened last Sunday evening. He is now in police custody on a $ 1million bond.
Police saw Madriñan-Stone “slumped in the back of a mini-van in the driveway” of the residence when they arrived.
The death described as “a domestic situation that’s gone horribly wrong.” Sheriff’s Captain Dana Maxfield to Idaho news outlets
Following his arrest, Stone claimed “self defense” while being treated at a local hospital. But reportedly gave conflicting information as to the circumstances leading to the shooting, investigators said.
Claiming the victim stabbed him first in the stomach. Before pulling out his pistol and allegedly fired 2 shots into the back of her neck.
When police pointed out discrepancies on his story, Stone changed his statement that his wife told him that she only married him for a green card. He said the statement “set him off” and he pulled out his gun.
The prosecutor told reporters: “Self defense is something that a judge or a jury is going have to take a look at. Because we’re talking about bullets shot to the back of the head; it’s difficult for me to claim self defense on those facts.”
If convicted, he could face a mandatory minimum 25 years, up to life in the Idaho State Penitentiary.
Born and raised in Zamboanga in Southern Philippines, Madriñan-Stone had been living separately with her husband. They were in the middle of a divorce after more than 10 years of married and have 2 children, according to her cousin & friends.
*Ronald Allan Albutra is a staff writer for NinjaCOPS Superstore where you can buy the best affordable home and personal self-defense products.
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While I still like this article, I think there was an spelling error close to the end of the first paragraph.