Cole County Sheriff s Office(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) A Missouri teacher has been charged with attempted murder after her husband told police he believed she was poisoning him for several weeks and allegedly captured her adding a toxic plant to his smoothie court records show.
Jefferson City police said they investigated allegations of "intentional poisoning of a spouse" after the suspect s husband contacted them this week.
"Authorities were notified by the victim that he believed a period of unexplained illnesses were in fact an intentional act of poisoning," Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release.
Sarah Scheffer, 37, of Jefferson City, was arrested on Wednesday on a first-degree domestic assault charge, police said. She has since been charged by the Cole County prosecuting attorney with attempted murder in the first degree and armed criminal action, both felonies, court filings show.
Scheffer s husband suspected her of poisoning his food and
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