KINGMAN, Kan. (AP) — A preliminary hearing is getting under way in a case involving a former police instructor accused of killing his wife and setting fire to their southern Kansas home.
The Wichita Eagle (http://bit.ly/vWSHGM ) reports that prosecutors will begin offering evidence Tuesday of why they think 35-year-old Brett Seacat should be tried for first-degree murder in the death of his 34-year-old wife, Vashti Seacat.
Her body was found April 30 inside their Kingman home. Brett Seacat also faces charges of aggravated arson and two counts of endangering a child.
The former Sedgwick County sheriff's deputy taught officers at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.
Seacat and the couple's two sons, ages 2 and 4, made it out of the house. Vashti Seacat filed for divorce 16 days before she died.
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Information from: The Wichita Eagle, http://www.kansas.com