Prosecutors to present evidence of Colorado Dentist accused of the wife’s death tried to kill the detective

Denver (AP) – Prosecutors on Friday will present evidence that a Colorado dentist accused of Killing his wife He also tried to get a inmate partner to kill a detective who investigates him.

James Craig is accused of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes almost two years ago, supposedly ordering a rush potassium cyanide shipment that said he needed for a patient after the police said the arsenic could not kill her.

At the end of last year, prosecutors New archived charges Against him: request to commit murder and request to commit perjury. The accusation document did not say who allegedly wanted to have killed, but the police in Aurora, Colorado, confirmed that the planned objective of the alleged assassination plot was a detective in the case.

Prosecutors are scheduled to present more details about what they think happened during an hearing on Friday afternoon to convince a judge that Craig should also be prosecuted for those positions during his trial.

Craig’s trial has been delayed and a new date has not yet been established.

Craig declared himself innocent of first degree murder and manipulation of evidence. A telephone message that remains for the defense lawyers of Craig, Lisa Moses and Robert Werking, was not immediately returned.

Angela Craig, 43, died in March 2023 of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline poisoning, the latter a substance found in drops for free sale eyes, according to the coroner. The couple had been married for 23 years and had six children together.

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