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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A coroner says a woman whose body would found in a Kansas creek was strangled.
The body of 38-year-old Mary Ann Arnett was found in a creek south of Nickerson in June 2015.
Jamie Hatfield, of Hutchinson, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated intimidation of a witness and conspiracy to commit murder in Arnett's death. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for next week.
Prosecutors say Hatfield and Jonathan Perser-Wilson were involved in Arnett's death. Perser-Wilson was shot and killed by police during a confrontation the day after Arnett's body was found.
Reno Capt. Steve Lutz of the Reno County ...