Robert Lee Coates
JAMES CITY Co., Va. - Police are investigating after a domestic dispute lead to the death of a woman Saturday.
Around 3:30 p.m., police were called to the 200 block of Sandy Bay Road for a domestic dispute.
72-year-old Irene Coates of James City County died at the scene before medics were able to take her to the hospital.
Police have charged the victim's husband, 75-year-old Robert Lee Coates, with her murder. He faces charges of second degree murder and using a firearm in commission of a felony.
There is no further information at this time.
Coates was last in court on Monday at 8 a.m.
