Butler County woman charged with killing her husband continues treatment in Cincinnati

A Reily Twp. woman charged with aggravated murder in the death of her husband continues to be treated at Summit Behavioral Healthcare in Cincinnati, where she’s been for a year.

On Tuesday, Pamela Sue Harville, 66, returned to Butler County for a status update on her mental health treatments. Last year, Common Pleas Court Judge Dan Haughey declared her incompetent but restorable based on a forensic evaluation by a psychologist.

On April 2, 2024, police say Harville shot her husband, David, to death in their home on Millville-Oxford Road in Reily Twp. She is charged with aggravated murder, two alternate counts of murder, and two counts of felonious assault. Butler County Sheriff’s deputies found Harville’s husband with multiple gunshot wounds in the body and head, according to court records and statements from officials.

She was ordered to undergo treatment at Summit in May 2024 and has been back in Butler County for hearings concerning her competency to stand trial.

The status report hearing Tuesday was continued until Tuesday, May 13, but Haughey said she did not have to make the return trip from Cincinnati. She is represented by attorney Scott Rubenstein.

No bond has been set due to the insanity plea.

Credit: Michael D. Pitman

Credit: Michael D. Pitman

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Michael D. Pitman

Michael D. Pitman has been a reporter in southwest Ohio since 1999. He's covered local governments in Warren and Butler counties, as well as state and national issues. He currently covers the cities of Fairfield and Hamilton.