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53 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, May 5, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 3, 2005 Grants Pass man dies after allegedly being beaten by his wife By MARK FREEMAN Mail Tribune A Grants Pass woman faces a murder charge after her husband was bludgeoned to death early Sunday in their home, authorities said. Wendy Maldonado, 35, was arraigned Monday in Josephine County Circuit Court on a charge of murder constituting domestic violence following the death of her husband Aaron Maldonado, 36. Josephine County Circuit Court Judge Gerald Neufeld refused to grant her bail, and Maldonado remained in the Josephine County Jail Monday. The case unfolded when Wendy Maldonado telephoned police shortly after 5:30 a.m. Monday. She reported that her husband had been assaulted and needed assistance, according to the Grants Pass Department of Public Safety. Police, firefighters and medical-response crews went to the couple’s home at 2921 Elmer Nelson Lane, where they found Aaron Maldonado with blunt-force wounds to his head, police said. Advertisement He was taken to Three Rivers Community Hospital, where he later died from his wounds, police said. The Josephine County Major Crimes Team was called to the scene and the Oregon State Police Crime Lab also helped with the collection and processing of evidence at the scene, police said. Based on her initial telephone call to police and evidence found at the scene, police detained Wendy Maldonado for questioning, authorities said. Police declined to discuss any potential motive for the slaying, nor did they reveal what the suspected murder weapon was. A police spokesman did not return telephone calls seeking comment Monday. Detectives were still investigating the case Monday and asked that anyone who has information about the Maldonadoes’ relationship to telephone detectives at 474-6370. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg diamonds Distance Education Diamonds Online Poker Auto Insurance Slippers Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Website Design & Marketing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Mortgage Calculator Free Home-Loan Referrals Advertisement s