Husband of nurse, mom of three found dead at bottom of staircase went for beer after finding body: police

Authorities are investigating the caller decease of a Utah caregiver and ma of three, whose hubby allegedly told constabulary helium went retired to get brew aft uncovering her assemblage astatine the bottommost of a stairwell successful their home.

Autumn Mercado, 39, was recovered dormant astatine the bottommost of the stairs successful her location successful West Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, connected Jan. 13 aft a acrophobic coworker notified constabulary that she had not been astatine work, prompting officers to behaviour a payment check, West Jordan Police Sgt. Andrew Hercules said in a property conference covered by KSL News. 

When officers arrived astatine the home, Mercado's husband, Carlos Mercado, answered the doorway and said helium was conscionable astir to telephone police, an affidavit states, according to the section Utah outlet. 

"The decease appeared suspicious to responding officers," Hercules said astatine the presser. 

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Autumn Mercado was recovered dormant astatine the bottommost of a stairwell successful her home. (GoFundMe)

Carlos Mercado told constabulary helium had woken up successful the greeting to find his woman astatine the bottommost of the stairs and believed she was asleep, according to the affidavit, the outlet reported.

Mercado besides told constabulary helium had covered his woman with a blanket, near her astatine the bottommost of the stairs and past ordered a ride-share work to instrumentality him to a state presumption to bargain much beer, leaving their children unsupervised.

"Officers could odor the odor of intoxicant coming from Carlos’ enactment and noticed helium had a hard clip maintaining his balance. Multiple unfastened containers of intoxicant were observed passim the beforehand country and room area," the affidavit continued.

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Autumn Mercado's decease is suspicious, constabulary said.  (Obituary)

Carlos Mercado, 47, was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for nonaccomplishment to study a decease and 2 counts of kid abandonment, Hercules said. 

He is nary longer successful custody and has not been charged in transportation with his wife's death, according to Salt Lake County booking records. 

Authorities proceed to analyse successful conjunction with the Utah Medical Examiner's Office and Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office.

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Autumn Mercado's hubby was charged with not reporting her death. (Obituary)

Autumn was a competitory gymnast who "found her existent calling successful nursing," according to an online obituary. 

"Her enactment astatine the Huntsman Cancer Institute was much than a job—it was a mission," the memorial continued. "Known for her compassionate care, crisp intellect, and unwavering dedication, Autumn touched countless lives, bringing comfortableness and anticipation to patients and colleagues alike."

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At the clip of her death, she was moving to go a caregiver practitioner. 

"If you asked Autumn what her top accomplishments were, she wouldn’t notation medals oregon degrees," the obituary noted. "She would archer you it was her 3 beauteous children, the halfway of her universe."

It was not instantly wide whether Carlos Mercado has retained an attorney.