Man allegedly goes on beer run an hour after finding wife dead at the bottom of stairs

Autumn Ray Christiansen Mercado appears in her obituary photo.

Autumn Ray Christiansen Mercado (Obituary).

A mother of three died in Utah earlier this month and while police have yet to charge anyone in connection with her death, the woman’s husband has been questioned about what he did after the fact.

On Jan. 13, Autumn Ray Christiansen Mercado, 39, died at her own home in West Jordan, a large southern suburb of Salt Lake City.

That same day, a coworker called police to request a welfare check. Officers arrived at the residence on Iron Core Lane at around 2:30 p.m. and the scene immediately set off alarm bells. The coworker in question called law enforcement after not being able to contact the woman for a significant period of time, police say. The coworker also said Autumn Mercado had a past with domestic violence.

The woman’s lifeless body was found at the bottom of the stairs.

“The death appeared suspicious to responding officers who took one adult male into for further investigation,” West Jordan Police Sgt. Andrew Hercules said during a press conference.

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