A California Highway Patrol captain was found dead in Tennessee over the weekend, days after she was arrested on stalking charges, and another man was jailed in connection with the murder of her late husband.
Julie Harding, 49, was found dead in the driveway of her Celina, Tenn., home on Saturday with a single gunshot wound. This was reported by KPIX.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told The Post on Wednesday that his death does not appear to be foul play. But the agency declined to provide further details about his death.
Harding’s death follows his Dec. 8 arrest on criminal trespassing charges stemming from a series of complaints filed against him in October, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to documents provided to The Post by the Murfreesboro Police Department, Harding’s husband, Michael Harding, was charged with harassing a woman who took care of their dog after she was reported missing in September 2022.
Michael Harding was eventually found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in a vacant home in Cumberland County. His death is being investigated as a homicide by Kentucky State Police, who did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Sources close to KPIX tell KPIX that detectives are working on a murder-for-hire plot allegedly orchestrated by Harding against her husband.
The day before Harding’s death, Thomas Francis O’Donnell was arrested by local authorities at Sacramento International Airport in connection with her husband’s death. KCRA 3 reported. Records show O’Donnell is being held without bond pending extradition to Kentucky.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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