Peoria man held on $5 million bond for death of his wife
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois man who’s accused of kidnapping and killing his estranged wife is being held on $5 million bond in the Tazewell County Jail.
The Peoria Journal Star reports 45-year-old Phouvone Sophanavong (poo-VAHN’ suh-FAHN’-uh-vong) is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and a single count of aggravated kidnapping.
Authorities arrested Sophanavong after a nine-hour standoff at his Peoria home.
The body of his wife — 28-year-old Laongdao Phangthong (long-DOW’ gang-THONG’) — was found in a parked car. She’d been shot twice in the chest.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Sophanavong had an attorney. His telephone number isn’t listed.
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