An all-day standoff in Lumberton, New Jersey, ended Tuesday afternoon with the suspect being taken from the scene in an ambulance.
Residents took time during public comment Thursday night to ask Mayor Gina LaPlaca to step down.
Court documents also say an open container of alcohol was found in the mayor's car.
The persistent cough was the first red flag for Juliette Osborne of Lumberton.
After much speculation surrounding the death of a 30-year-old woman married to a pastor in South Carolina, a medical examiner who was there the night her body was found has spoken up.
Burlington County Public Services is now investigating how the leak occurred.