ROCK SPRINGS — A retired Green River High School guidance counselor faces charges of attempted second degree murder and abuse of a vulnerable adult following an incident where she allegedly beat her husband in the face with a bottle of Baileys last week.

Linda Malone, 65, is being held in the Sweetwater County Detention Center on a $300,000 cash or surety bond. The alleged victim in the case is former Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board member and retired GRHS educator John Malone. Her preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 19 at 8:30 a.m.

Linda faces a minimum of 20 years to life in prison for the attempted second-degree murder charge, while the three counts of abuse of a vulnerable adult each carry a prison term of up to 10 years and a fine of up to $10,000, with Linda’

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