Man Charged in Ex-Wife’s Death in Central Minnesota

LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Prosecutors have charged a Long Prairie man with killing his ex-wife.

Forty-six-year-old Craig Lamont Williams was charged Friday in Todd County with second-degree murder.

According to the complaint, Williams called 911 Thursday and asked for an ambulance for a gunshot wound at a home south of Long Prairie.

The Long Prairie Leader reports a deputy going to the scene found Craig Williams and two boys walking on a highway. Williams asked to be put in the deputy's car.

The deputy found the body of Nancy Williams on the kitchen floor. A cast iron anvil was found near her face.

According to the complaint, Nancy Williams had gone to a neighbor's and said her ex-husband was threatening her. She then returned home.

Bail for Craig Williams was set at $2 million.