Connie Sanders King
Troy Lynn KingThe fiancee of former Jo Dee Messina stage manager Thomas Colucci is back behind bars in Tennessee after waiving extradition from Florida to Coffee County, Tenn., on homicide charges.
Colucci’s fiancee, 37-year-old Connie Sanders King, was returned to Tennessee from Daytona Beach, Fla., last week to face charges of first-degree murder and felony murder in Colucci’s Nov. 13, 2012, fatal shooting, officials in Coffee County said.
Connie King is charged along with her estranged husband, Troy Lynn King, 41, with homicide counts and an additional charge of theft over $1,000.
On Monday, Coffee County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Frank Watkins said investigators still can’t talk much about the motive in the slaying because of continuing interviews and ongoing developments. Watkins said no additional arrests or charges are expected.
Connie King was taken into custody this month at an Indian Motorcycles shop in Daytona, Fla., where she worked as an office manager. She waived extradition last week. She is being held on $500,000 bond and is set for arraignment on July 31, Watkins said.