The 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office plans to file a new charge of solicitation to commit murder against an Aurora dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife, officials announced Friday, a day after the man’s murder trial was postponed because his attorney stopped abruptly.
James Craig, 46, was charged with first-degree murder in the poisoning death of his wife, 43-year-old Angela Craig, after she died on March 18, 2023 from lethal doses of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, a decongestant found in more than – eye drops without a prescription.
The Public Prosecution Service filed a motion on Friday requesting that the charges be added invitation to commit premeditated murder and invitation to commit perjury into the criminal case against him, the agency said in a message on
The motion detailing the new charges was not immediately available Friday afternoon.
James Craig is also charged with tampering with evidence and solicitation of perjury after allegedly asking two different people, including his daughter, to cover up evidence in the case after his arrest.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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