Texas pastor charged in beating death of wife 08/15/2002 Associated Press TROUP, Texas - An East Texas minister who recently left the military has been charged with murder in the beating death of his wife. Pastor Michael Tabb, 41, was released from the Smith County Jail on Wednesday after posting $50,000 bond. He had surrendered to authorities earlier in the day. The pastor is charged in the slaying of his wife Marla Tabb, 35, who was found in the bedroom of the First United Methodist parsonage with blunt force trauma to the face and head. Mr. Tabb told police...