An Arizona woman pleaded guilty Monday to trying to poison her husband by putting bleach in his coffee, Law & Crime reported.
Melody Felicano Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty to trying to poison her estranged U.S. Air Force husband by adding bleach to his coffee. Her attempt was recorded on her hidden camera. She was charged with two charges related to ingestion of poisonous substances, and prosecutors recommended a two-year prison term for her, which could extend to up to four years. according to To law and crime.
The incident began when the husband noticed something unusual about the taste of his coffee. Suspicious, he used pool chemical test strips on the coffee and the results showed high levels of chlorine. He then set up a hidden camera and filmed Johnson pouring bleach into the coffee maker, the outlet said. The discovery comes amid ongoing divorce proceedings and dates back to March 2023, when the airman was stationed in Germany.
Although the dates and settings vary, the footage conclusively shows Ms. Johnson engaging in the act of poisoning, with one video dated July 16, 2023, in which she advances to the coffee maker. I had clearly seen him pouring bleach from a larger bottle into a smaller bottle earlier. Another clip from July 5 showed her in a more vulnerable state, wrapped in only a towel, and engaged in the same activity, the outlet said. (Related: Father accused of lacing 12-year-old with sedative-laced smoothie during daughter’s sleepover, court documents say: Report)
“He stated that he knew that she would prepare the coffee pot at night, so in the morning he would simply turn on the pot to make coffee,” the document states. Law and Crime reported. “At that time, he stopped drinking coffee, but he did not want to report this during his stay in Germany, so he continued to pretend to drink coffee.”
According to Law & Crime, Johnson is currently awaiting sentencing on May 10th.
