Richard Chesher Charged With Murder After Police Find Him Loading Wife's Body Into Pickup

Image: Police arrive as Kentucky man loads wife’s body into truck.

On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, a neighbor’s Ring camera captured something unremarkable: Richard Chesher and his wife Bonnie walking over to pick up a DoorDash order that had been delivered to the wrong address.

They were smiling. They seemed fine.

Two days later, police arrived at their home on Williamsburg Court in Mount Washington, Kentucky — and found Richard standing in an open garage doorway, covered in blood, allegedly trying to close the door before officers could see inside.

What Police Found

Officers with the Mount Washington Police Department were dispatched to the 100 block of Williamsburg Court just after 9 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026, in response to a 911 call.

When they arrived, Richard Chesher, 67, was standing at his open garage door. According to the arrest report obtained by WAVE News, blood covered his hands, face, and clothing. As officers approached, he began trying to close the garage door.

They stopped him before he could.

Inside the garage, police found the body of Bonnie Chesher on the floor. According to court documents, she had been beaten so severely around her face and head that she was unrecognizable. A club-like piece of wood with blood on it was recovered at the scene.

The Ramp in the Garage

Investigators say the attack did not begin in the garage.

A trail of blood ran from inside the home to the garage floor, leading authorities to conclude that Chesher had moved his wife’s body after she was killed. According to the arrest report, Bonnie had been wrapped in a garden hose — which police believe was used to drag her.

A pickup truck had been backed into the garage. Wooden boards had been arranged from the garage floor to the bed of the truck, forming a makeshift ramp.

According to authorities, Chesher was in the process of loading her body into the truck when officers arrived.

No one else was in the home. The couple lived there alone.

Charges and Bond

Richard Chesher, 67, was arrested without incident and booked into the Bullitt County Detention Center. He is charged with murder-domestic violence, tampering with physical evidence, and abuse of a corpse.

He appeared before a Bullitt County judge on March 9, where a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf and his bond was set at $1 million. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 17, 2026.

Bullitt County on-call coroner Sam Billings confirmed the cause and circumstances of death in statements to local media.

A Neighborhood That Thought It Knew Him

On Williamsburg Court, where each house is marked by a nameplate, neighbors described the block as quiet and close-knit. Several declined to speak about what had happened. Others said they were stunned.

“It’s concerning,” one neighbor who lives across the street told WDRB. “I’m very sad for the family and the neighborhood.”

Another neighbor, who knew the couple well, said Richard had always seemed kind and approachable. Nothing in their interactions had suggested the violence that, according to prosecutors, unfolded on a Friday night behind a closed garage door.

“You think you know someone,” she said. “And then you see something on the news.”

Bonnie Chesher

Bonnie Chesher’s name appears in the court documents as a victim. Beyond that, little has been released publicly about her life — her work, her family, her history in the community.

What neighbors do know is that she was there on Wednesday, picking up takeout with her husband, caught for a moment on a Ring camera she didn’t know was recording.

That footage now sits at the edge of a story no one on Williamsburg Court saw coming.

The investigation is ongoing. Chesher remains held on $1 million bond.

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