So. Illinois man arrested in Cape on murder charge

MARION, Ill. -- A southern Illinois man has been charged in the death of a 62-year-old Marion man whose body was found in his home.

Ernest Alex Pulliam of rural Williamson County was arrested Tuesday in Cape Girardeau and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Donald R. Schultz. The victim's body was found Saturday.

The Marion Police Department revealed in a statement Schultz may have been killed Jan. 15 during an armed robbery.

The Southern Illinoisan reported an autopsy conducted Monday determined Schultz died as a result of chopping and slicing to the head and body with a machete-type weapon.

Authorities say Pulliam is being held in Cape Girardeau Detention Center awaiting extradition to Illinois. Pulliam's bond was set at $1 million.