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The Hill
16-07-2025
- The Hill
Texas woman accused of planning to send fentanyl-laced chocolates to ex-husband
COLEMAN, Texas (WJW) — A Texas woman is facing charges after authorities say she plotted to kill her ex-husband by sending him a box of chocolates laced with fentanyl. The Parker County Sheriff's Office initiated their investigation after a source alleged that 63-year-old Pamela Jean Stanley had wanted to kill her ex-husband, who had recently become engaged. Suspect arrested after 'American Idol' executive, her husband shot to death: Police Investigators said Stanley was recorded saying she wanted to buy and 'inject' fentanyl into a box of chocolates and send it to her ex. She also planned to make the chocolates appear as if they were a 'congratulatory gift' from a travel company, along with a honeymoon promotion, the sheriff's office said. Undercover agents with the office's Special Crimes Unit convinced Stanley to meet them to buy fentanyl in the parking lot of a motel in Coleman, Texas, the sheriff's office said. They took her into custody after the operation. Upon arrest, Stanley was also found to be in possession of 9.5 grams of methamphetamine. Stanley has since been indicted for 'criminal solicitation with intent to commit murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver,' according to the sheriff's office.
Fox News
16-07-2025
- Fox News
Texas woman accused of plotting ex-husband's murder with fentanyl-laced chocolates under indictment
A Texas woman was indicted last week after investigators say she tried to kill her ex-husband with a box of fentanyl-laced chocolates mailed as a phony honeymoon gift. Pamela Jean Stanley, 63, of Coleman, was arrested on May 30 in Parker County following a sting by the Special Crimes Unit (SCU) of the Parker County Sheriff's Office. According to Sheriff Russ Authier, Stanley allegedly cooked up a plan to send her ex-husband poisoned chocolates disguised as a congratulatory present from a travel agency celebrating his recent engagement. Authorities say Stanley was recorded telling an acquaintance she wanted to inject powdered fentanyl into high-end chocolates and mail the box with a fake honeymoon incentive offer. A tipster alerted deputies, sparking the DENTIST'S ALLEGED INTERNET SEARCH HISTORY TAKES CENTER STAGE AS MURDER TRIAL BEGINS SCU investigators posed as fentanyl dealers and arranged to meet Stanley in the parking lot of the Scottish Inn Motel in Weatherford. She drove several hours from Coleman, Texas, to complete the deal, authorities TOWN DENTIST FACING TRIAL FOR ALLEGEDLY POISONING WIFE'S PROTEIN SHAKE AMID SECRET AFFAIR After she accepted what she believed was fentanyl, she was immediately taken into custody, according to the arrest affidavit. A subsequent search of her vehicle uncovered 11.76 grams of methamphetamine, which tested positive in a field test and was submitted to the Parker County evidence vault, authorities said. Stanley was indicted July 10 on three felony charges: criminal solicitation with intent to commit murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Her bond was set at $450, HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "This investigation moved quickly thanks to our SCU investigators and the information provided by a concerned citizen," Sheriff Authier said.
