Police release names of victim, alleged killer

Lavetta Langdon

Red Willow County Sheriff's Office

McCOOK, Neb. -- Police have released the names of a man and woman involved in a disturbance Thursday that resulted in the man's death and the woman's arrest.

McCook Police Chief Isaac S. Brown said officers were called to a disturbance at 807 E. Third in McCook at 9:22 a.m., and found Larry Langdon, 78, dead.

The incident is being investigated as a homicide. A 79-year-old female identified as Lavetta Langdon was taken into custody at the house and is in jail pending a court appearance on charges.

Hitchcock District Court records include a dissolution of marriage March 12, 2012, between Larry B. Langdon and Lavetta C. Langdon, who were married June 26, 1960, in Monument, Kan.

Hitchcock County Court records also include a marriage license issued for Larry Barber Langdon, then 71, and Lavetta C. Langdon, 71, on May 31, 2013, in Trenton, Neb.