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submitted 6 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Melody Feliciano Johnson, initially charged in Arizona with attempted murder, receives probation after striking plea deal

An Arizona woman who was charged with trying to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee daily for months has reportedly avoided jail time and has been ordered to spend three years on probation.

Melody Feliciano Johnson received her punishment this week after striking a plea deal with prosecutors that allowed her to plead guilty in April to two counts of adding a poison or harmful substance to food or drink, according to the Arizona news website azfamily.com.

She had initially been charged with attempted murder, a more serious felony. The reduced charges left her facing up to two years in prison on each count. But state court judge Javier Chon-Lopez instead opted for probation, ordering her to undergo a mental health evaluation, and requiring her to abstain from contacting her estranged husband unless it is in a legal context, such as their pending divorce, as azfamily.com noted.

Chon-Lopez took note of how the husband, Roby Johnson, did not want Feliciano Johnson to be imprisonedCNN reported. The network said the couple are living together with their child while waiting for their divorce to be finalized.

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[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 43 points 6 months ago

Apparently the husband asked for her to not be imprisoned and the Judge took that into consideration.

[-] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 53 points 6 months ago

Yeah, if I’m being honest, I don’t care a lick about what someone who was being actively poisoned for months wants for their attempted murderer in this sort of incident. It shouldn’t even have been a remote consideration.

Dynamic like this, wouldn’t surprise me if he’s been worn down over the years and just accepts the situation.. I’m not saying I have any sort of insight here, but really bad calls all around either way.

[-] Paddzr@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago

Domestic abused people often are manipulated to think THEY'RE the problem and they caused it.

That guy needs help. A seriously good therapist. But we don't work that way. He'd have to pay out of pocket because mental health is a joke.

Husband is a fucking idiot. She tried to KILL YOU, YOU DIPSHIT flips desk

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