Arrest made in northwest Kansas death

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman in Plainville earlier this week, authorities announced on Wednesday.

Alifonso Eduardo Garcia was arrested at 5 a.m. Monday by Plainville police on suspicion of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 24-year-old Alexis Garcia, according to a statement released by the the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Alexis Garcia was found dead shortly before 5 a.m. Monday at the couple's house in Plainville. authorities have said. Alifonso Garcia is at Salina Regional Health Center and is being held on a bond of $1 million.

A statement on the El Dorado Correctional Facility's Facebook page said Alexis Garcia was an officer at the Norton Correctional Facility's satellite unit in Stockton.

She is the daughter of a senior administrative assistant at the El Dorado Correctional Facility, the statement said.

The attorney general's office will determine what charges to file, according to the KBI statement.

This story was originally published March 21, 2018 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Arrest made in northwest Kansas death."