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CEDAR CITY — A man wanted in Missouri for allegedly shooting and killing his wife has surrendered to authorities in Utah.
Jacob Adam Hodgkins, 32, walked into the Cedar City Police Department about 10:30 a.m. Monday "to turn himself in," according to a police booking affidavit. Police then discovered that a warrant had been issued for Hodgkins' arrest out of Missouri for murder.
According to OzarksFirst.com, Hodgkins is accused of killing his wife Ada Hodgkins, 42, in Springfield, Missouri on May 28.
Hodgkins, who used to live in Cedar City, according to court records, was found guilty of drug distribution in 5th District Court in Iron County in 2012. He was sentenced to up to five years in the Utah State Prison. Hodgkins was also convicted of sexual battery and theft in 2011 in separate cases.
