Husband arrested and charged with first-degree murder after wife found dead in Loudoun County
Virginia authorities arrested 60-year-old Roger Bradford in Pennsylvania and charged him with first-degree murder and firearm use after his wife was found shot dead in Aldie.
Loudoun County deputies responded to a 12:10 p.m. call at the 24000 block of Quimby Oaks Place in Aldie, Virginia, where 54-year-old Lisa Bradford was discovered deceased from a gunshot wound. Sheriff Mike Chapman said a relative identified her husband, 60-year-old Roger Bradford, as a suspect. According to the sheriff’s office, Bradford left the scene in a rental vehicle, prompting a multi-state search that tracked the car to Bedford, Pennsylvania. State police located and detained him at about 3:15 p.m., and he is awaiting extradition to Virginia. Bradford has been charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The couple’s three children were not present at the home during the incident. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.