A WIFE has been arrested and accused of attempting to poison her husband by sneaking bleach into his coffee, according to a police report.
Melody Feliciano Johnson allegedly hatched the sick scheme to kill her US Airman husband Roby while they were living together in Germany.
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She has been slammed with a murder charge but maintains her innocence.
The couple, who shares a child together, were going through a divorce while he was stationed abroad in March.
Roby noticed that the coffee his wife made him began to taste foul, but still drank it for around two or three weeks before investigating, court documents state, per CBS affiliate KTVK.
He purchased test strips to compare the pH of his coffee to the water running from the faucet and allegedly discovered his morning brew had high levels of chlorine, police said in the docs.
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Instead of confronting his wife, Roby decided to set up cameras and pretend to continue drinking the allegedly poisonous coffee for the final weeks of his assignment.
The video allegedly captured Melody putting something in the coffee pot, but exactly what it was remained unclear.
On July 7, Roby and his family returned to their home in Tucson, Arizona, and lived in temporary housing while he worked at a local base.
The airman continued to spy on his wife with a camera, and allegedly discovered enough evidence to call in authorities, the police report states.
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On July 18, he phoned police who said they saw clips of Melody allegedly taking trips to the laundry room before heading to the kitchen and pouring bleach directly into the coffee pot Roby drank from.
Authorities came to the temporary housing and reportedly smelled bleach in the coffee machine, and found a small container with a substance that could have been bleach under their bathroom sink.
Melody refused to answer any questions when she was placed under arrested and demanded that she get an attorney, police said.
Roby told investigators that he believed his wife allegedly tried to kill him in order to claim his insurance benefits, the police report states.
The judge hit Melody with a $250,000 bond after finding out that she had family in the Philippines who she could live with if she fled the country.
She's been charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and adding harmful substances to food/drink/medicine.
She pleaded not guilty to all charges.
