Arica Brown Obituary; A Louisville man was arrested Wednesday after authorities believe he shot and killed a woman and threw her body into the Ohio River. Anthony Nichols, 57, was charged with murder – domestic violence, violation of a Kentucky emergency protective order and tampering with physical evidence
At about 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Shively Police Department requested that Louisville Metro Police Department respond to Cox’s Park to look for a possible homicide victim in the river, according to his arrest citation
LMPD officers on scene found a woman with a fatal gunshot wound to the head facedown in the water. The victim was identified as 53-year-old Arica Brown.
Shively Police advised the LMPD detective that early that day, they had responded to a report of a woman being shot but when they arrived at that address there was no victim. Neighbors told officers Brown has been staying in the residence, but had left two days prior and hadn’t been seen since.
Shively Police detectives conducted a phone call between Nichols and the 911 caller, where police say Nichols can be heard saying he shot Brown in the head and dumped her body in the river. Investigators confirmed the location he was referring to was Cox’s Park and observed his car on LMPD flock cameras in the area the morning on Dec. 7, according to the arrest citation.
LMPD obtained a search warrant and found suspected blood throughout Nichols’ car and arrested him. While he was being detained, police say he told officers in was an accident. The victim has an active domestic violence order against Nichols that states he may have no contact with her within 500 feet and he may not possess firearms.
