SCOTT COUNTY, Minn. - The second court hearing for Charles Anthony "Tony" Maddox was continued until Jan. 7 at 1:30 p.m. in Scott County District Court.
Maddox, 43, of Prior Lake, Minn., has been charged with one count of second-degree murder, without premeditation, in the death of his wife, Ruth Anne Maddox. He faces a maximum of 40 years in prison.
The Minnesota Regional Coroner's Office, in its preliminary findings, concluded that Ruth Anne Maddox died of blunt force head and neck injuries sometime late Nov. 10 or Nov. 11. He is alleged to have killed her in their Prior Lake town home.
Maddox is currently in custody in the Scott County Jail. Bail was set at $1 million during his first court appearance and bail hearing on Nov. 14.
A former Warsaw resident, Ruth Anne, 45, worked for the Times-Union from April 1, 1987, to July 8, 2003. During her tenure at the Times-Union, she covered general assignments, as well as police and courts under the bylines of Ruth Anne Lipka and Ruth Anne Long.
