Police: Man Told 911 He Killed His Wife

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Reginald Cotton, 48, is accused of killing his wife, Linda, early Sunday morning.

She was found dead in the couple's Santa Fe Street home just after 4 a.m., when Cotton called 911 to say he had killed his wife.

Police have not released the cause of death.

Residents in the Southside neighborhood told Channel 4 that there was a history of domestic abuse between Cotton (pictured, right) and his wife. Channel 4's Hetal Gandhi reported that Cotton has a previous conviction for domestic violence.

"We knew he was violent and on drugs real bad," Yolanda Denton, a member of Linda Cotton's family, said. "We didn't think it would come to this."

After a first appearance in a Duval County courtroom, Cotton is being held without bail.