Susan Jacobson arrested for Flagstaff murder

Sedona AZ (March 3, 2015) – Coconino County Sheriff’s Office detectives continue to investigate the murder of Marvin Neal James, 54, which occurred in his Flagstaff, Arizona, home. CCSO investigators believe the murder occurred sometime between the late night hours of Wednesday, February 25, 2015, and the early morning hours of Thursday, February 26, 2015.

On Friday, February 27, 2015, at approximately 5:00 in the evening, Susan Joy Jacobson, 43, came to the Law Enforcement Administration Facility and initially spoke with a Flagstaff Police Officer who referred her to a CCSO deputy.

During Ms. Jacobson’s meeting with the deputy, she told of shooting and killing Marvin James inside the Doney Park neighborhood home they shared. While the interview continued, deputies went to the residence, looked through a window and observed what they believed to be James’s body. A search warrant was obtained for the residence.

While interviewing Susan Jacobson, detectives obtained a general description of the location of the gun used to commit the crime. On Saturday, February 28, members of the CCSO Search and Rescue Unit conducted an evidence retrieval line search in the area Jacobson described. A buried handgun wrapped in plastic was found.

Susan Jacobson remains in the Coconino County Detention Facility in Flagstaff on a $500,000 bond. While in custody, she gave birth to a second child she has in common with James. The couple also have a three year old child.

The CCSO is continuing the investigation and conducting additional interviews.

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