SWEET REVENGE

Cops Say Woman Tried to Kill Ex-Husband With Poisoned Chocolates

“I’ll never look at a box of chocolates the same,” the woman’s ex-husband said.

A Texas woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly planning to murder her ex-husband with fentanyl-laced chocolates, according to Parker County Sheriff’s Office. Pamela Jean Stanley, 63, was caught attempting to purchase powdered fentanyl which she then planned on injecting into a “high-end” box of chocolates, according to police. In a hidden recording, Stanley confessed she planned to mail the chocolates to her ex-husband, Jeff Kauth, disguised as an engagement gift from a travel agency. According to officials, a protected source disclosed that Stanley had plans to murder her ex-partner, prompting an undercover ruse by the Parker County Sheriff’s Special Crimes Unit. On May 30, Stanley drove several hours to a motel parking lot, where undercover cops apprehended her after Stanley attempted to purchase the drug. Stanley also possessed 9.5 grams of methamphetamine upon her arrest. Kauth expressed that this was not the first time Stanley had threatened him, citing rumors of Stanley hiring a hitman and prompting the installations of security cameras. “I’ll never look at a box of chocolates the same,” Kauth said. Stanley is charged with criminal solicitation with intent to commit murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Her bond is set at $450,000.