Wife sentenced to three years probation after spiking husband’s coffee with bleach

TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Some group really request that greeting java to get fresh for nan day. One man successful Tucson says his woman had thing very different successful mind for his greeting coffee: He says she was trying to poison him.

When Roby Johnson noticed his java tasted funny, he said he proved thing very unfunny was going on. Between surveillance cameras and doing chemic tests pinch strips meant to trial swimming excavation water, he wished his wife, Melody, was spiking his java pinch chlorine bleach.

Melody Johnson was facing an attempted execution charge. In April, she pled blameworthy to a low-level felony of putting poison successful nutrient and drink.

Before nan sentencing proceeding Friday, Roby Johnson told Judge Javier Chon-Lopez he and Melody had narration troubles, but thing for illustration this.

“Through our 17-year travel together, she has ne'er attempted to physically harm maine until past year,” he said successful court. “Her transgressions were predominantly verbal and emotional.”

The brace was still surviving together but headed for divorcement astatine nan clip he noticed his java tasted off—first erstwhile he was stationed successful Germany pinch nan Air Force and later successful Tucson.

“While her play of incarceration whitethorn person imparted valuable lessons, I harbor doubts that it unsocial will reside nan underlying issues,” Roby Johnson said to nan judge. “Hence, I respectfully petition that Melody beryllium mandated to acquisition intelligence wellness curen and acquisition programs successful performance pinch probation.”

Melody Johnson’s lawyer based on she has a history of worry and slump and is consenting to proceed intelligence wellness treatment.

She based on for leaving nan reward astatine nan twelvemonth Melody Johnson’s already spent successful jail, but nan judge ordered 3 years probation instead, positive intelligence wellness treatment.

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