FINLEY, NORTH DAKOTA (KFGO-AM) -- Charges have been filed against a Finley, North Dakota woman in the death of her husband.
Sherry Midstokke, 60, has been formally been charged with murder in the death of 66-year old Lyle Midstokke. He was found dead in the bedroom of their Finley home Monday morning, after his wife called 9-1-1.
According to the criminal complaint, Sherry Midstokke admitted to intentionally killing her husband by means of drugs and asphyxiation. Physical evidence at the crime scene substantiates her admission, including items used to asphyxiate her husband.
Midstokke remains in the Cass County Jail on a cash bond of $500,000.