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    Ruskin woman faces manslaughter charge after shooting husband, records show

    By Tony Marrero,

    2024-09-03
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    Kim Darlene Patterson, 65, of Ruskin is seen in a Hillsborough County booking photo taken Saturday after deputies arrested her on a charge of manslaughter with a weapon in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Louis Rittmeyer. [ Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office ]

    Hillsborough deputies arrested a Ruskin woman Saturday after she fatally shot her husband at their home, court records show.

    Kim Darlene Patterson, 65, was booked into jail on a charge of manslaughter with a weapon, records show.

    An arrest affidavit was not immediately available Tuesday, but a motion for pretrial detention filed by the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office to keep Patterson in jail until her case is resolved includes some details of the investigation.

    Patterson called 911 about 10:15 p.m.

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    Junior Hall
    09-04
    Maybe she was going through years of abuse at his hand who knows
    Joe Smith
    09-04
    She certainly doesn’t look like a killer 😆
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