Forty-five-year-old William Ward of Bethlehem was also charged Friday night with aggravated assault on law enforcement officers, recklessly endangering another person and resisting arrest.
Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim on Saturday identified the victim as 29-year-old Tricia Sadler of Bethlehem. Officers were called to the home at about 10:40 a.m. Friday to check on her welfare, and a standoff ensued until they rushed inside at about 4 p.m. Friday and arrested Ward.
The (Easton) Express-Times reported Saturday that the victim's body was found dismembered in heavy plastic bags.
Ward was being held in Lehigh County Prison; it was unclear whether he had an attorney.
