A Woodbury man is in a Wisconsin jail awaiting his return to the Twin Cities, where he is charged with fatally stabbing his wife in the back during a jealous rage.
McKinley J. Phillips, 39, was charged Monday in Washington County District Court with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the death Friday of Shavon N. Phillips, 42, whose body was found in the couple's home.
Six children were home at the time.
McKinley Phillips was arrested about 150 miles away in Monroe County, Wis., just before 5 a.m. Saturday, according to the jail log.
He is expected to be returned to Washington County before a court appearance later this week, Police Cmdr. John Altman said.
Police records revealed officers had been called to the home three times in the past two months for "domestic-related incidents, [and] responding officers noted that [McKinley] Phillips appeared to be intoxicated."
According to the criminal complaint: A woman called 911 about 3:45 p.m. Friday and said her son told her he killed his wife and left her body in the basement.
Law enforcement arrived at the home, where Shavon Phillips' six children exited at the direction of officers, who soon found the mother dead with multiple stab wounds.
