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Clark is charged with second-degree murder in her husband’s Hartford death.
Christine S. Clark is charged with second-degree murder, evidence tampering, and weapon possession in the death of her husband, James M. Clark, 43, at 45 Rowe Hill Road in the Town of Hartford, Washington County, N.Y., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at about 11:20 a.m. She has pleaded not guilty, is held with no bail.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A second-degree murder charge and a not-guilty plea are process. They are not a conviction. She is charged in the death of her husband, James M. Clark, 43, and was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington County.
New York State Police reporting, as carried by WNYT and Daily Voice, places the alleged killing around 11:20 to 11:21 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at their home at 45 Rowe Hill Road in the town of Hartford, Washington County. Troopers responded about 11:20 a.m. James Clark was found unconscious with life-threatening injuries and was taken to Glens Falls Hospital, where he died. Court documents, as those outlets reported them, allege she intentionally caused his death by cutting his body with a box cutter-type weapon and causing blunt-force trauma to his head with a coffee mug. Those are allegations in the charging papers. They are not findings.
The additional counts reported are tampering with physical evidence and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. WNYT reported she pleaded not guilty to all charges. Daily Voice reported she was remanded and booked in the county jail without bail. WNYT reported she is due back in Hartford Town Court on Oct. 8. CBS6 Albany and Daily Voice have reported her age as 43. WNYT has reported 44. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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