Wife's body found in freezer, Anthony Hopkins was AWOL soldier to top that off

Ex-soldier pleads guilty over body in freezer

Ala. man reportedly was AWOL from Bragg 3 years
By Garry Mitchell - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Aug 6, 2008 9:24:12 EDT

MOBILE, Ala. — A part-time south Alabama evangelist pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge in the death of his wife, a mother of eight whose body had been stored in a freezer at least three years.

Through his attorney, Anthony Hopkins, 37, also pleaded not guilty to separate charges of sexual abuse, rape, sodomy and incest.

Prosecutors said the teenage victim in that case is a female relative who is pregnant with his baby. Her disclosure of the alleged sexual abuse led police to find the body in the freezer on July 28.

Mobile County District Judge Charles McKnight set bond at $750,000 on the murder charge in the death of 36-year-old Arletha Hopkins and $10,000 on each of the sex charges. It was not immediately known if Hopkins, father of six of the children, could post bond. He made no comment in court and was returned to jail.
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