By Associated Press - Wednesday, December 27, 2017

PORTLAND, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a Tennessee man called police and confessed to killing his wife.

News outlets report Portland police said in a news release that 55-year-old Jose Castano told dispatch Tuesday that he had killed 49-year-old Jacqueline Castano at their home.

Responding officers took Jose Castano into custody without incident. Jacqueline Castano, an elementary school teacher, was found dead on a bed, near a gun police suspect was used in the killing.

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Jose Castano told police he killed his wife after an argument about infidelity in their marriage.

He’s charged with one count of first-degree murder and is being held at Sumner County Jail. News outlets did not report whether he has a lawyer.

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