Dentist Accused of Killing Spouse Additionally Charged with Attempting to Have Detective Killed

The Colorado dentist suspected of poisoning his spouse so as to begin “a brand new life” with a Texas-based orthodontist has additionally been accused of making an attempt to have a detective killed, PEOPLE confirms.

Every week after the 18th Judicial District Legal professional’s Workplace introduced new fees towards James Toliver Craig, a spokesperson for the Aurora Police Division instructed CBS Information and NBC Information that James, 46, allegedly tried to have an Aurora police detective, who was investigating his spouse Angela Craig’s demise, killed.

Police declare that James, who’s being held on the Arapahoe County Detention Heart, tried to get a fellow jail inmate to commit the crime as soon as in Could and June 2023 and once more final month, per the shops.

The 18th Judicial District Legal professional’s Workplace introduced in a put up on X (previously generally known as Twitter) on Nov. 22 that James was charged with solicitation to commit homicide within the first diploma and solicitation to commit perjury within the first diploma. He additionally was charged with first-degree homicide in connection along with his spouse’s demise final yr, to which he pleaded not responsible.

A day previous to the district legal professional’s announcement of the brand new fees, James’ attorneys withdrew from the case after citing a “skilled battle and different causes,” based on CBS Information and NBC Information. This delayed Craig’s trial, which was scheduled to start out on Nov. 21. 

James is accused of poisoning his spouse, and was arrested in March 2023 in connection along with her demise. An arrest affidavit from the Aurora Police Division obtained by PEOPLE claims that James slipped potassium cyanide and arsenic into his spouse’s pre-workout shake starting the morning of March 6.

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Angela, who was 43 years outdated on the time, had complained of feeling faint and dizzy. She was then subsequently admitted out and in of the hospital till she died on March 15.

An investigation into Angela’s demise revealed that James had allegedly researched “undetectable poisons” and bought potassium cyanide and arsenic, which precipitated signs together with lack of consciousness and seizures. These signs have been the identical ones Angela was experiencing up till the day she died, per the arrest affidavit.

Police additionally stated that James had been in communication with a fellow dental skilled in Austin, Texas, by way of e mail in “what seems to be a sexually intimate relationship.” The affidavit stated it appeared as if “James was flying this lady into Denver whereas his spouse and the mom of his kids was dying within the hospital.”

An individual near Angela additionally instructed police that the couple had been experiencing marital issues for years and that James allegedly had a historical past of dishonest and an dependancy to pornography, based on the arrest affidavit.

The subsequent listening to for James’ case is scheduled for Dec. 16, based on the 18th Judicial District Legal professional’s Workplace.

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