Former Tennessee school board and father-of-three, 51, is charged with killing his wife
- Kinney Spears has been charged with criminal homicide in the death of his wife, 50-year-old Donnita Spears
- The victim’s body was found inside the family’s home in Erin, Tennessee, Saturday
- Spears couple had been married since 1995 and had three children and three grandchildren
- Spears was a county school board member for seven years before resigning last August
A former Tennessee county school board chairman has been charged in his wife’s slaying.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says in a news release 51-year-old Kinney Spears was charged with one count of criminal homicide after the body of his wife, 50-year-old Donnita Spears, was found on Saturday at their home in the 1800 block of Barber Highway in Erin.
The statement did not say how Donnita Spears died. Autopsy results are pending.

Kinney Spears (left) has been charged with criminal homicide in the death of his wife, 50-year-old Donnita Spears (right)

The couple have three children and three grandchildren (pictured with two of them)
Kinney Spears was being held at the Houston County Jail on $100,000 bond. It wasn’t immediately known whether he has an attorney.
Kinney Spears was a county school board member for seven years before resigning last August, citing unspecified health issues.
The Spears had been married since 1995 and had three children and three grandchildren.
On May 13, the 51-year-old husband posted a photo of his wife, along with a gushing caption that read: ‘Donnita your the greatest thing in my life my best friend an u gave me my 3 boys An now we have 3 grandchildren HAPPY MOTHERS DAY our life is because of you love u to moon an beyond.’
Other photos of Kinney Spears’ social media account suggest that he is an avid hunter.


Spears, an avid hunter, was arrested after his wife’s body was found inside their Erin, Tennessee, home on Saturday
Advertisement
-
‘Urgent child rescue alert’ is issued to find boy, 12,…
-
Four years, three miscarriages, 1,616 shots: Couple’s…
-
Outfoxed! Adorable moment clever rascal turns the table…
-
Is this a fake ticket? Outraged motorist who was fined…
-
Colorado father’s request to get DNA swabs taken from the…
-
Children with leukaemia and adults with lymphoma face…
-
Bungling thieves are snared by police after removing…
-
Teenager, 18, ‘breaks into a house and sexually assaults…
-
Police launch bid to trace girl, 14, who hasn’t been…
-
Incredible video shows a father and son’s near death…
-
Mother who spent £30,000 and 16 years trying to get…
-
Cigarette prices increase in America but Australia still…
-
Mollie Tibbetts’ father LEAVES Iowa and returns to…
-
To the rescue! Cosplay superheroes surprise…
-
Volunteer track coach , 41, is arrested after she was…
-
British playwright, 26, was beaten with a metal pole when…
-
New York husband murdered his wife before killing himself…
-
Adorable moment an American tourist catches a case of the…