Attempted Murder Charge for Wife
A North Carolina woman, Cheryl Harris Gates, 43, faces attempted murder charges for allegedly spiking her husband's energy drink with prescription medications.
Gates was arrested and charged with attempted murder and contaminating food or drink in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
allegedly lacing her husband's Celsius energy drink with "prescription medications with the intention of causing a blackout condition or incapacitation"
- Gates' husband reported becoming incapacitated on July 12 and Aug. 18.
- A foreign, controlled substance was discovered in his drink.
- The couple lived separately at the time of the incident.
Author's summary: Wife charged with attempted murder for poisoning husband's drink.