FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A Farmington man was found guilty Sept. 30 of capital murder for killing his wife following a two-day trial.

According to a press release from prosecuting attorney Brandon Carter, Jason Dunigan, 43, was sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife, Amber Dunigan.

The release says on May 28, 2021, the Washington County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from Jason Dunigan, who reported that he had found his wife in her vehicle on Highway 16 west of Fayetteville.

Amber Dunigan had died from a gunshot wound to the head. Jason Dunigan reported that he had met his wife at that same location earlier in the day when he was having mechanical trouble with the vehicle he was driving. When she did not return home later, he became concerned and went to look fo

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