Chiropractor Allegedly Attempted to Poison Wife with Lead
An Alabama chiropractor, Brian Mann, aged 36, is facing accusations of attempted murder for allegedly trying to kill his wife by mixing her medications with lead. According to law enforcement, Mann incorporated lead sourced from a construction project into the pills his wife, Hannah Pettey, 25, was taking.
Reports indicate that Mann started giving Pettey the pills in summer 2021 to supposedly enhance her immune system. Over a two-month period, she believed that he was unwittingly introducing lead into her system.
Interestingly, Mann’s legal team contends that he is also a victim of lead poisoning within their shared home. Investigators had begun looking into possible lead sources and Mann cooperated at first by providing the vitamins Pettey was using at the time of her hospital admission.
Despite two searches, officials reportedly couldn’t locate any evidence of lead contamination. Mann also expressed concerns about their children being affected, urging police to conduct tests on them as well.
After an incident at Decatur General Hospital, a nurse contacted the authorities when Mann mentioned he thought he had ingested lead. Supposedly, he seemed anxious, and the nurse felt he might leave the facility.
Following a second X-ray, the nurse noted that a substance was found—Mann commented that it didn’t appear to have been there long. An affidavit revealed that investigators are looking closely at Mann’s medical records for signs of potential addiction related to the lead ingestion.
After the hospital visit, Mann told police he had worked on a construction site where lead was involved, claiming that he had saved some lead that was reportedly left behind. He was arrested in September 2022.
Defense attorneys argue that the evidence collection was mishandled, suggesting that samples from Pettey were improperly taken in a parking lot of the Hartselle Police Station using unconventional methods.
Mann has since been released on a $500,000 bond and has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Responses from both the prosecution and his defense have not been provided to inquiries regarding this case.
