Filipina faces attempted murder charges for allegedly poisoning husband’s coffee

Melody Feliciano Johnson of Tucson, Arizona, is accused of poisoning her husband’s coffee. Melody Johnson and her husband, Roby Johnson, have a child together and are going through a divorce. (Pima County Sheriff’s Office)

A Filipina in Tucson, Arizona was charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee.

Melody Feliciano Johnson, 39, was arrested last week on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and adding harmful substances to food/drink/medicine. Johnson, who is being held on a $250,000 bond, pleaded not guilty.

The high bond was requested because her family is in the Philippines where she recently bought a home and is considered a flight risk.

The alleged victim told investigators he thinks his wife was trying to kill him to collect his benefits.

According to court documents, Johnson and her husband, Roby Johnson, have a child together and are going through a divorce. Johnson’s husband is in the Air Force and was stationed in Germany until recently, moving back to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson.

Roby said he noticed his coffee was tasting bad starting in Germany in March. After drinking the coffee for some weeks, he said he checked his water supply with chlorine testing strips and found it normal. But he allegedly found high levels of chlorine in the coffee pot.

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He set up a camera in their home in Germany and saw his wife putting something in the pot. He waited to get back to the US on June 28 before reporting his suspicion to Tucson police.

The court document states the husband set up another camera at their temporary base-housing and again caught his wife pouring something into the coffee pot. On July 6, he filed a report with the Tucson Police Department.

On July 18, he took multiple videos to police, which the court document says showed Johnson putting bleach into the coffee machine. Johnson invoked her right to an attorney and was not questioned when she was held in detention.

Police said the coffee maker smelled like bleach, and a small container with possible bleach in it was found under Johnson’s bathroom sink. Johnson and her husband had separate bedrooms and bathrooms.