WATERFORD TWP. (WWJ) - An Waterford Township woman who fatally shot her husband to end alleged abuse has been setenced to 20 months to 15 years in prison.
A judge handed down the setenced for 51-year-old Tina Talbot on Thursday, according to Oakland Coutny Court records, which show she must also pay $32,510.70 in restitution.
In an agrement with prosecutors, Talbot last month pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter in the death of her husband, 45-year-old Milosz Szczepanowicz. In exchange for her plea, charges of open murder and felony firearm were dropped.
Authorities said Talbot called 911 on September 14 to report that she had killed her husband. Officers found his body in the backyard of the couple's home on Meadowood Street, near Cooley Lake and Lochhaven Roads.
The couple's 7-year-old son, who was also allegedly abused by Szczepanowicz, was at home at the time of the shooting, but was unharmed.
Family and friends described Szcepanowicz as a controlling monster who abused Talbot for decades. She reportedly went through a four-day stretch of beatings and sexual abuse from Szcepanowicz, which ended with his murder. Relatives speaking to Oakland Press said it was a "do-or-die" situation for Talbot, who underwent surgery and spent several days hospitalized after the killing.
