Husband in custody after Itawamba County homicide

ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An Itawamba County man is in custody after his wife is found dead.

Sheriff Chris Dickenson says deputies were called to Footney Brown Road about 5am on Tuesday morning.

Destiny Underwood was found dead at the home.

Investigators believe she may have been strangled, but are awaiting autopsy results to determine an exact cause of death.

A three-month-old child was in the home, but wasn’t injured and is now being cared for by family members.

Underwood’s husband, Avery Underwood, is in custody. He has not been formally charged.

Avery Underwood

This is a developing story and will be updated.

WCBI’s Allie Martin is in Itawamba County and will have the latest tonight on WCBI News at 5 & 6.