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Police: Woman who shot, dismembered Daytona Beach man arrested

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona Beach police say they've solved a grisly murder that happened last summer.

The victim was found shot in the head and his body was dismembered, police said.

Nelci Tetley, 67, is facing a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm, but police are not saying what led to the arrest. The pair had been dating for nine years and lived together for eight of those years.

In July, police were called to a home on North Street for a well-being check.

They discovered the decomposed body of 54-year-old Jeffrey Albertsman, who had been shot in the head.

His arms and legs were missing.

Almost two months later, his arms and legs were found in a fernery in west Volusia County.

Police haven't said what led to Tetley’s arrest six months after Albertsman's death or how the victim and suspect knew one another.

The suspect's most recent address is the same one where the victim's body was discovered last summer.

Court records said Albertsman had filed an injunction for protection against Tetley in October 2016 after she shoved him and threatened to kill him when he said he wanted to move out. It was dismissed less than a month later.

Tetley had three previous arrests dating back to 2013 for aggravated battery, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon with bodily harm and battery.

Records said she pepper-sprayed him and stabbed him with a kitchen knife when he threatened to leave her.

She’s scheduled to face a judge at 1:30 p.m. Friday.

Daytona Beach police said they will release more details at 2 p.m. Friday. Click here to watch the news conference live once it begins.