John Cross was charged on Thursday with the June 24 stabbing death of 84-year-old Page Arrington Cross.
John Cross was found in the couple’s home with what authorities said were a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and cuts on his wrist. He was treated at a hospital in Savannah.
Prosecutor Duffie Stone said Page Cross had stab wounds on her chest and cuts on her wrist.
Judge Carmen Mullen granted a $100,000 personal-recognizance bond for Cross on the condition he stay in the Savannah medical facility for treatment. Mullen said he doesn’t consider Cross a threat to the community.
