RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A former Middle Tennessee State University professor has been accused of fatally stabbing his 79-year-old wife inside their Florida condominium.
Riviera Beach police spokesman Rose Anne Brown tells news outlets that investigators believe 78-year-old James Huhta stabbed Mary Huhta several times inside their Singer Island home and then jumped out the second-floor window.
He was taken to a hospital, where investigators say he admitted to the slaying. Brown says he’s being charged with murder.
The university's website says James Huhta was a history professor who helped bring about the school's Center for Historic Preservation. He retired in 2002.
Mary Huhta was a former Murfreesboro City Council member.