A man accused of
killing his wife at their Newport Coast home and leaving her body on the U.S.
side of the Mexican border was released from jail Wednesday, court records
show.
Peter Gregory
Chadwick, 48, who is charged with murder, posted bail and was released from
jail at 1:47 a.m., jail records show.
One of the
sentencing enhancements against him, murder for financial gain, was dropped,
according to court records. The charge carried "special circumstance
enhancements," meaning his penalty could have been enhanced upon
conviction.
"At this
point we felt it was appropriate to proceed on one felony count of
murder," district attorney spokeswoman Farrah Emami told the Daily Pilot.
She said the
investigation was ongoing and a special circumstance enhancement could be added
later.
Authorities were
first alerted that something was amiss between Chadwick and his wife, Quee Choo
Chadwick, 46, when no one picked up their children from school Oct. 10,
prosecutors have said.
When police
searched their Newport Coast home, they saw blood and signs of a struggle. A
neighbor told the Daily Pilot she heard screaming about the time of the crime.
Chadwick was
arrested after contacting authorities in San Diego County, near the border with
Mexico, according to prosecutors.
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Photo: Peter Chadwick. Credit: Orange County district attorney's office
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