Wake Forest man accused of murdering wife extradited to NC
A Wake Forest man wanted for the murder of his wife is back in North Carolina, two weeks after he was captured by authorities in Mississippi.
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Lanson Paul Stalf was in Raleigh's Central Prison on Saturday and is charged with first-degree murder in his wife's death, a Wake Forest Police Department spokesman said. Stalf was also charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, felony breaking and entering, and a parole violation.
Stalf had been out of prison for less than a month when Stephanie Lynn Autry was found dead inside her Wake Forest home on Oct. 27.
Autry lived in the home at 4411 Iyar Way with her 3-year-old son, and police said they believe that Stalf is the father of the child.
According to a search warrant, Autry was found with a plastic bag over her head and a blanket covering her body. A hammer and a sweatshirt that appeared to have bloodstains on it were found near the bathroom.
Following Autry’s death, a nationwide search went on for Stalf, who had recently been released from prison after serving a sentence for a 2013 robbery at a PNC Bank in Wake Forest. Stalf was captured on Oct. 30 in Batesville, Miss., after he checked into a hotel using his real name.
Stalf is scheduled to make a first court appearance on Thursday.
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