A hair ball contributed to an Amarillo man’s strangulation death on Friday, officials said. An “upper airway obstruction with hair wad” was listed as a contributing factor in Luke Cheatheam’s death at Amarillo Motor Inn, 4519 Canyon Drive, according to an autopsy report released Thursday. Mary Elizabeth Cheatheam, 57, Luke Cheatheam’s wife, was booked into Randall County jail on a murder charge after he was found dead at the motel, Amarillo police said. read more