Southern Indiana man appears in court after being charged with killing his wife

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) — Stephen Gower entered a southern Indiana courtroom Monday in shackles, handcuffs, a jail-issued jumpsuit and a stoic expression.

He entered a not guilty plea in the shooting death of his wife, but police said he’s far from innocent. In fact, the Charlestown man was charged with murdering her after police said he called 911 to say she shot herself in the head.

On Aug. 4, court documents say Clark County sheriff’s deputies and the Charlestown police officers responded to a home in the 10400 block of Charlestown New Market Road in Charlestown on reports that his wife had shot herself…

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