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Wayne County woman facing murder charge in husband’s death

Posted at 6:28 AM, Jan 23, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-23 08:01:20-05

WAYNESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Wayne County woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of her husband.

Officials responded to a residence on Suckstem Branch Road, located in the northern part of the county, shortly before 10 p.m. after 911 received a call about a shooting.

Investigators said James John Donahue was found dead from a gunshot wound.

The shooting was reportedly the result of a domestic incident.

His wife, Elise Renee Mosca, was arrested in the case. She was charged and held without bond.