CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on December 12, 2025, at an apartment complex in the 400 block of West Fir Road.
Officers responded to a medical call at approximately 6:22 p.m. and located Donald Webb, 51, of Carthage, Missouri, suffering from a gunshot wound inside a second-floor apartment. Despite life-saving efforts, Webb was pronounced deceased.
Following the investigation, Candida Hudson, 39, of Carthage, Missouri, was arrested and charged by the Jasper County Prosecutor’s Office with Murder in the Second Degree and Armed Criminal Action. Hudson is currently being held at the Jasper County Jail with no bond.
This remains an ongoing investigation. No further information is available at this time.
(Note: Hudson was free on bond while awaiting trial for assault and child abuse for allegedly choking her 16-year-old daughter. You can find the story at this link.)
Originally appeared on The Turner Report
