LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have charged a southwest Ohio man with murder in the bathtub drowning of his wife.

Authorities say 27-year-old Ryan Widmer of Lebanon told a 911 dispatcher Monday night that he found his wife dead in the bath. He said his wife, Sarah Widmer, often fell asleep in the tub.

He also told the dispatcher he tried to perform CPR, but didn’t know much about it.

Warren County Coroner Russell Uptegrove says in a preliminary ruling that the woman drowned. Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said Wednesday that officials found evidence of trauma inconsistent with an accident.

Authorities say the couple had been married about six months and had no children.

Ryan Widmer was being held in the county jail. His lawyer Charlie Rittgers says he doesn’t understand why investigators believe the death wasn’t accidental.

 

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