Preliminary hearing set for Tomahawk woman charged with husband’s homicide

TOMAHAWK – A court appearance has been scheduled for a Tomahawk woman charged with stabbing and killing her husband earlier this year.

Court records show that Michelle Marie Sanderson, 43, is set to appear in Lincoln County Court for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, April 16 at 10:30 a.m., during which, Judge Robert R. Russell will determine whether or not sufficient evidence exists for the case to proceed to trial.

Sanderson is accused of stabbing her husband, Richard “Ricky” Sanderson, 50, in the upper chest/lower throat area with a steak knife in the kitchen of their Tomahawk home on Thursday, Jan. 9. She then allegedly transported the victim to Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to a criminal complaint, Michelle Sanderson told authorities that she found Richard Sanderson outside already injured, but a third party claimed they witnessed the couple arguing before seeing the alleged stabbing occur.

Sanderson is facing one felony count of first degree reckless homicide, one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing an officer and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, each with a domestic abuse modifier.