MT. VERNON, Ill. (WSIL) -- A man accused of murdering his wife was back in the courtroom on Wednesday morning in Jefferson County.

John Finney faces three murder charges in connection to a homicide investigation in Jefferson County on Monday, September 1.

Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Bullard said police pulled over 51-year-old John Finney in Perry County while he was traveling with the body of his wife, Amy Finney.

John Finney was then arrested and taken to jail. Sheriff Bullard said the crime scene was at Finney's home just south of Mt. Vernon.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said evidence strongly supports Amy Finney died from a gunshot wound during a domestic dispute at their home.

John Finney is due back in a Jefferson County courtroom on September 10, for a preliminary hea

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