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James Keown Arrested for Murder

Murder charges in Massachusetts await the host of a Capitol talk radio show, Party Lines. Jonathan Levin has more from the state Capitol.

Jefferson City radio host James Keown ended his show in handcuffs not headphones.

Police arrested Keown Monday during his radio show. Middlesex Massachusetts district attorney charges Keown poisoned his wife in September 2004 with a chemical found in anti-freeze.

Keown told Jefferson city co-workers he moved to Missouri following his wife's death, but never elaborated on the cause of her death.

Captain Michael Smith of the Jefferson City Police Department said Keown was arrested without incident.

Keown waived his right to an extradition hearing. He will be transported in the next few days.

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Police arrested the host of the Jefferson City talk radio show, Party Lines. Jonathan Levin has more from the state Capitol.

In what came as a shock to his co-workers, police arrested James Keown Monday during his show on charges he murdered his wife over a year ago in Massachusetts.

The Middlesex Massachusetts district attorney charged Keown with using anti-freeze to slowly poison his wifes food and drinks for at least a month.

Keown waived his right to an extradition hearing. Police will escort him back to Massachusetts in the next few days.

His mother and sister were at the court house. They were steadfast in their belief of his innocence.

Investigators say his wife's quarter of a million dollar life insurance may be the motive for the murder.