A woman has been arrested in connection to her alleged involvement in her husband’s death last week in Gilbert.

On Wednesday, November 22, Gilbert Police officers responded to a welfare check request at a home located

Ivanka Koleva
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Photo

near Guadalupe and Recker Roads. Gilbert officers entered and the home and located a male victim, identified as 49-year-old Stefan Kolev, deceased inside.

As a result of the investigation and analysis of evidence collected at the scene, Gilbert investigators arrested 51-year-old Ivanka Koleva the afternoon of Monday, November 27, in connection to her alleged involvement in the death of her husband Stefan Kolev.

Ivanka was charged with one count of Second Degree Murder and booked into the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Photo