Published: December 10, 2018

A MAURY COUNTY WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING STRANGLED BY HER HUSBAND.  ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, OFFICERS WITH THE COLUMBIA POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE DISPATCHED TO A RESIDENCE ON SAM DAVIS ROAD FRIDAY EVENING JUST AFTER 5 PM.  UPON ARRIVAL, OFFICERS DISCOVERED BARBARA IRENE LUDWIG, 40, DECEASED.  DETECTIVES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND BASED ON THEIR INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MRS. LUDWIG'S DEATH WAS A RESULT OF STRANGULATION..  RICHARD AARON LUDWIG, 42, HUSBAND OF THE DECEASED, WAS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT RESULTING IN DEATH AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MAURY COUNTY JAIL.  THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOIN.