Alleged Attempted Poisoning: Wife Caught Pouring Chlorine into US Army Husband’s Coffee on Spy Camera for Possible Benefits
A woman from Arizona, Melody Felicano Johnson, has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and adding harmful substances to food, drink, or medicine. She is accused of trying to poison her U.S. Army airman husband, Roby, by pouring chlorine into his coffee. The couple has a child together and is going through a divorce.
Roby noticed a strange taste in his coffee while stationed in Germany, and after conducting tests, he discovered high levels of chlorine in it. He waited until the family returned to Tucson, Arizona, to report his findings to the authorities. To gather evidence, Roby set up cameras in their temporary housing and later in their permanent home. The cameras allegedly captured Melody pouring bleach into the coffee machine before brewing.
Upon searching their home, police found the coffee machine smelled like bleach, and they also discovered a small container in Melody’s personal bathroom that could have contained bleach. The couple had separate bedrooms and bathrooms. Melody is currently in jail on a $250,000 bond, with the high bail amount due to her recent purchase of a home in the Philippines, where her family lives. Roby believes she attempted to kill him to collect benefits.