Boyfriend Murdered, House On Fire, Estranged Husband At The Center Of It All… Woman Defends Herself

By James England

JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — Returning home from deployment, 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Marine Cody Smith, 33, was served with a summons for divorce. This is nothing new in a town filled with heartbreak everytime men and women deploy and return. However, Smith wasn’t going to play nice. He drove to the residence of his wife and her new boyfriend and began assaulting her. According to Onslow County Sheriff’s Department, he came prepared with lighter fluid, rope, and two loaded guns. He handcuffed her and called up her boyfriend, summoning him home.

According to ABC News Channel 12, the woman’s boyfriend returned to the residence where he discovered his girlfriend tied up and her estranged husband holding a loaded gun. He attempted to call 911 and was shot four times. He died at the scene.

Smith didn’t stop there. He proceeded to set the house on fire and he untied his wife after assaulting her again. She got her hands on a gun and shot her husband dead.

The Onslow County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the scene and discovered the dead Marine and the victim’s deceased boyfriend. The fire department put out the house.

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Source:: Concealed Nation