VAN BUREN, Ark. — The murder trial for a Van Buren man who is accused of killing his wife will begin Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 8:30 a.m.
The verdict in 30-year-old Eathan Cypert's trial should be determined by Friday, Jan. 26, according to Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Holmes.
On July, 3, 2022, Crawford County deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call near Natural Dam between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.
When deputies arrived, they found 41-year-old Kristina Cypert had been shot and died on the scene.
According to the Crawford County Sheriff's Department, Eathan's aunt called the deputies before the shooting and reported that Eathan and his wife were fighting. She called back moments later to tell deputies they were no longer fighting.
Deputies went to the location to check on Kristina. When they arrived, she had already been shot and killed.
According to Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante, Van Buren Police arrested Eathan later that morning at the nearby I-40 rest area for first-degree murder.
He was originally being held at the Crawford County Jail but was transferred to the Franklin County Jail because a family member of Kristina's works at the Crawford County Jail, according to the sheriff's office.
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