Event Brief
Fugitive accused in staged wife murder arrested
Filed: May 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: Ross Butler, wanted in Virginia for a staged wife murder, was arrested in Florida after years-long investigation.
WHO: Ross Butler; Ashlee Butler; Chesterfield County Police Department; Flagler County deputies
WHAT: Arrest of a fugitive accused of killing his wife and staging the death to look like a suicide
WHEN: May 29, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET
WHERE: Flagler County, Florida
WHY: Detectives said the evidence and injuries were inconsistent with suicide and the scene was staged after Ashlee Butler’s death.
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