Richard Chesher mug - 3.7.26

Richard Chesher, 67, of Mt. Washington, Kentucky, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday, March 7, 2026, and charged with killing a woman in Bullitt County. (Photo courtesy of Bullitt County jail)
WDRB Google Preferred Source Asset

See more WDRB reporting in Google Search

Add WDRB as a preferred source on Google to ensure that local news and weather from WDRB appears more often in Top Stories when relevant to your search.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Bullitt County man was arrested Friday and charged with killing his wife.

Richard Chesher, 67, was booked into the Bullitt County Detention Center around 3:45 a.m. Saturday and charged with murder-domestic violence, tampering with physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.

According to the Bullitt County Coroner's Office, Chesher allegedly used a wooden board around 10 p.m. Friday to kill his wife.

Officials said Chesher was attempting to move her from the house in the 100 block of Williamsburg Court to the back of a truck.

When police arrived, she was found in the garage.

This story may be updated.

Copyright 2026 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved.