Arizona woman tries to poison US Army airman husband with chlorine

An Arizona woman allegedly tried to poison her US Army airman husband by pouring chlorine in his coffee, a report said.

Melody Felicano Johnson, 39, was being held on a $250,000 bond after being charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and adding harmful substances to food/drink/medicine, according to reports.

Johnson and her husband Roby, a US Airman, are currently going through a divorce.

Her husband started to notice his coffee tasted funny while the family was stationed in Germany in March.

Roby drank the funny-tasting coffee for two or three weeks prior to buying pool testing strips. He first tested the tap water, which came back normal.

He then tested his coffee, which came back positive for high levels of chlorine, according to AZ Family.

Roby, who shares a child with Johnson, said he pretended to drink the coffee while still in Germany, as he did not want to report the crime in the European country, according to court documents, viewed by AZ Family.

When the family moved back stateside in late June, he set up a camera inside their hotel room near Davis Monthan Air Force Base to watch his wife. The surveillance camera captured the moment his wife poured the alleged chemical into his drink.

On July 6, he filed a report with the Tucson Police Department.

However, the report was not followed up with due to the video reportedly not clearly showing what she was pouring into his drink.

This caused Roby to install another camera, which looked like a fire alarm. When the couple moved to their permanent home, he reinstalled the cameras there.

He returned to the police department on July 18 with more video evidence, which allegedly showed her putting bleach into the coffee machine before brewing.

Police detained Meldoy Johnson, who immediately asked for an attorney, AZ Family reported.

When police searched the home, they said the coffee machine smelled like bleach.

They also found a small container inside Meldoy Johnson’s personal bathroom that could have contained bleach, AZ Family said. The couple did not share a bedroom or bathroom.

Police arrested her and requested a high bail amount due to her having family in the Philippines and her recently purchasing a home there. according to AZ Family.

Roby believes she tried to poison him to collect benefits, according to court documents.