New Jersey mom told cops she and Republican-activist husband fought before she shot him dead

A New Jersey mother accused of shooting her husband dead on Christmas Day had been fighting with him before the murder, according to new court documents.

Marylue Wigglesworth, 51, has been arrested and charged with killing her husband, David, 57, at their May’s Landing home over the festive period.

An affadavit reveals that Wigglesworth called 911 at around 10.19pm on Sunday and told the dispatcher that she and her husband had been in a fight.

Officers arrived to find David suffering from a gunshot wound in the bedroom of the property, close to a handgun.

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Marylue Wigglesworth, 51, has been arrested and charged with killing her husband, David, 57, over the Christmas period

Officers found David Wigglesworth, 57, suffering from a gunshot wound at their Mays Landing apartment at around 10.19pm on Sunday

His wife then allegedly confessed to shooting her husband and remains in custody at the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

The couple, who share one son, had been posting happy photos of themselves to social media before the incident – with a family member telling DailyMail.com that they could ‘argue about anything.’

Marylue’s brother Francis Gallagher, 58, said Marylue and her politically-active spouse David were very ‘off and on’.

She will appear for a detention hearing on Wednesday, with neighbors describing them as ‘happy and content’.

Despite running as a Republican in 2019 and supporting local GOP candidates, many of David’s recent posts have supported liberal ideals like defunding the police and in favor of socialism 

An autopsy has confirmed that David’s manner of death was a homicide, with the murdered man serving as the president of the Hamilton Township Planning Board.

The view from the outside of the Wigglesworths’ home in Mays Landing, New Jersey

The couple has one adult son together, named Dave, who is working as an economist

The couple seemed happy, always taking trips together and enjoying their time in the sun

Marylue Wigglesworth, 51, has been arrested for allegedly shooting dead her husband on Christmas Day

He also ran an unsuccessful bid for Township Committee, with the Township of Hamilton Republicans paying tribute to him. 

The circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting remain unclear. David’s Facebook showed the couple happily spending years together, going on trips to Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Maryland and enjoying summers by the ocean.

David is remembered for his local efforts to elect GOP candidates to town positions, even running for office once himself on the Republican line.

But on social media, he regularly supported liberal ideals like defunding the police and gun control.

It remains unclear why police believe she shot and killed her husband at Christmas, and DailyMail.com has reached out to the Prosecutor’s Office for more information.

In September, David posted photos from a trip to Maryland, and in November, Marylue posted photos from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.