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LAKE WALES, Florida -- On
Friday, November 30, 2012, Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives
arrested a 37-year-old Woman charging her with the Attempted Murder of
her husband.
Beth
Dickison Richards of Lake Wales, Florida was booked into the Polk County Jail. Richards faces
charges of Attempted First Degree Murder, Poisoning Food with the intent
to Kill, Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia in
connection to the premeditated attempted murder of her husband, Gregory
Lawrence Richards.
At
around 6:30 pm, on Thursday, November 29, 2012, deputies responded to
the Richards’ shared residence, in reference to a reported poisoning.
When they arrived they met with Jessica Jarvis, the suspect’s
step-sister and the victim, Gregory.
Jarvis
told deputies her step-sister Richards spoke with her earlier in the
day and admitted to attempting to poison and kill Gregory by crushing up
multiple Trazodone pills and placing them in a tuna fish sandwich for
Gregory to eat.
Jarvis
advised that after being told this information by Beth, she immediately
contacted Gregory’s family members to verify his well-being.
Gregory
told deputies he had eaten part of the sandwich earlier in the day and
felt nauseous. He had been taken to Lake Wales Medical Center, where he
was treated for nausea and dizziness related symptoms, then released.
When
detectives confronted Richards about the incident, she allegedly admitted (post
Miranda) that she attempted to poison her husband, Gregory Richards, by
crushing up multiple Trazodone pills and feeding them to Gregory in a
tuna fish sandwich.
During
the investigation a pouch containing cannabis was discovered in Beth
Richards’ bedroom. Police say she admitted the item belonged to her.
Richards told detectives she is employed by the US Postal Service as a mail carrier.
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