Investigators say officers found Jacqueline-Rose Nicholas, 32, dead in her room Monday night. Officers described Peter Noble Nicholas, III, 30, as being in physical distress and needing medical attention. New details were released Thursday.
The man accused of fatally shooting his wife at an upscale Uptown Dallas hotel room was confrontational with police and appeared to be on drugs, recently released documents show.
Peter Noble Nicholas III, 30, is charged with murder in the Monday night shooting death of 32-year-old Jacqueline-Rose Nicholas at Hotel ZaZa.
An arrest warrant-affidavit released Thursday night details the incident. It said two hotel security guards went to the room after receiving complaints about loud noises and screaming.
Both witnesses told police they head a male "stating something to the effect of 'shut the [expletive] up' and muffled type sounds," the affidavit said. No one answered the door.
According to police, guards heard a gunshot and then a man cursing and screaming "Oh, my God!" and an expletive followed by "crashing sounds from inside the room, as if items were being thrown around or broken," the the affidavit said.
Nicholas was "partially covered in blood" and had an extension cord wrapped around his neck when he opened the door of his room for officers, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Police used a stun gun to subdue Nicholas after he started screaming and fighting with officers, the affidavit said. He appeared to be on drugs, the affidavit said.
Local
The latest news from around North Texas.
Nicholas's wife of eight years was found inside the room, dead from a gunshot wound.
Dallas Police Department released the following timeline:
10:19 p.m. The 911 call is labeled a Priority 2
10:20 p.m. An ambulance is requested to a possible overdose
10:23 p.m. Dallas Fire-Rescue is en route. A caller states a female is threatening suicide.
10:25 p.m. Dallas Fire-Rescue arrives and stages, per policy
11:26 p.m. Patrol officers are assigned to the call.
11:29 p.m. While officers were en route, the call changed from a Priority 2 to a Priority 1 call after a gunshot was heard.
11:32 p.m. Patrol officers arrive on scene
