ROCK SPRINGS — A felony charge against a Green River woman accused of hitting her husband in the face with a bottle was amended following the husband’s death last week.

Linda Malone, 65, now faces a charge of second degree murder following the Sept. 15 death of her husband John Malone. The penalty she faces is a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison with the possibility of being sentenced to a lifetime term, as well as a potential fine of up to $10,000. She also faces three felony abuse of a vulnerable adult charges.

According to updated charging documents, the University of Utah hospice center notified Green River Police Department Det. Martha Holzgrafe that John Malone had died at 12:26 p.m. Sept. 15. He was flown to the University of Utah hospital for treatment of injuries that incl

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