Camp County Man Charged in Wife’s Death

PITTSBURG � A Camp County man has been arrested and charged with his wife�s death. Johnnie Morse, 75, is charged in the death of Terry Morse, 73, his wife of 56 years.

Last Wednesday night Morse called the Camp County Sheriff�s Department to report his wife missing. He told officers he had returned home and his wife�s car was there but she wasn�t. A search of the area the area turned up no trace of the woman.

Last Friday Morse came to the sheriff�s department to report he had found his wife�s body behind a gun safe in the master bedroom. An autopsy was ordered. The body was so badly decomposed deputies were unable to determine the cause of death.

At last report Morse remained in the Camp County Jail in lieu of a $100,000 bond.