ODESSA, Texas — At about 6:55 a.m. Saturday morning, the Ector County Sheriff's Office were dispatched in reference to an ambulance run to the 16000 block of Snow Moon, according to a post on the Ector County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
When they arrived, deputies located a deceased woman and unconscious man. The man was transported to Medical Center Hospital.
Later in the day, in an update to the post, it was revealed that 56-year-old Michael Brian Miller was arrested in connection to death of his wife, 58-year-old Lisa Clark Miller.
Miller has been arrested for murder and has been transported to the Ector County Detention Center.
According to the arrest affidavit, it was discovered that Michael Brian Miller had ingested an unknown amount of prescription medicine, while Lisa Clark Miller showed extensive blunt force trauma. The trauma was primarily to the face and head area.
The investigation revealed that the two people got into a verbal altercation in their residence that turned into a physical altercation. Michael also contacted his brother in the early morning hours to let him know that he had killed Lisa and that he had consumed a numerous amount of pills. He did not want his brother to contact the authorities either, which Michael ended up going against.
We will continue to update this story as we receive more information.