North Carolina man who allegedly killed spouse with eye drops now accused of poisoning daughter

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (WJZY) — A North Carolina man already accused of fatally poisoning his spouse is now going through new expenses.

Joshua Lee Hunsucker, 39, was arrested on Tuesday by Gaston County Police and is charged with 4 counts of felony intimidate witness and 4 counts of misdemeanor impede justice. In line with court docket filings, Hunsucker is accused of repeatedly intimidating his now-former in-laws and poisoning his 11-year-old daughter.

A movement to revoke his bond for the 2018 homicide case of his spouse was additionally filed.

Hunsucker, a former Gaston County paramedic, was beforehand accused of poisoning his spouse, Stacy, with eyedrops that she reportedly ingested with out her information.

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Stacy Hunsucker’s loss of life was initially reported to be a coronary heart assault. She had a history of heart issues, and her husband was alleged to be caring for her, authorities stated.

Blood from Stacy Hunsucker’s post-mortem later revealed the presence of tetrahydrozoline, the lively ingredient present in eye drops, in her physique. She reportedly had “very high levels” of the chemical — thought of dangerous and doubtlessly deadly if ingested — in her physique on the time of her loss of life, in line with authorities.

In December 2019, Hunsucker was charged in reference to Stacy Hunsucker’s loss of life. He was additionally given a $1.5 million bond at the moment, which he later posted.

Prosecutors beforehand stated they believed Stacy Hunsucker’s life insurance coverage cash — her husband collected $250,000 after her loss of life — was the motive for the crime.

Later, in March 2021, Joshua Hunsucker was charged with deliberately beginning a fireplace inside an Atrium Well being helicopter throughout a flight, forcing it to land in the midst of the night time in November 2019, in line with a police report. Hunsucker had been a paramedic for Atrium Well being’s MedCenter Air. In early February 2023, Hunsucker entered a not guilty plea within the case.

Now, Stacy Hunsucker’s dad and mom, John and Susie Robinson, are calling for Joshua Hunsucker’s bond to be revoked.

In line with the movement, Joshua Hunsucker is accused of submitting a false report of a kidnapping and assault in February 2023 and pinpointing John Robinson because the suspect.

“He reported that he stopped to alter a flat tire and was pistol-whipped within the head a number of occasions. His fingers had been then zip tied and he was injected with an unknown substance,” in line with the report.

“The defendant reported that Mr. Robinson was the one that attacked him. An investigation by the Mount Holly Police Division discovered no proof to assist this declare and that this was achieved to shift duty from the defendant to the Robinsons for his spouse’s loss of life,” the report acknowledged.

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The movement additionally states that in February 2023, Hunsucker allegedly poisoned a drink for his daughter “by placing the identical substance that killed his spouse, tetrahydrozoline, right into a beverage bottle which was consumed by (his daughter).”

The movement stated {that a} urine pattern revealed traces of the chemical within the 11-year-old lady’s system and that she needed to be handled for signs related to tetrahydrozoline poisoning at two native hospitals.

“The poisoning of (Hunsucker’s daughter) was as soon as once more achieved with an try (to) implicate Mr. and Mrs. Robinson within the loss of life of his spouse and take away the Robinsons from the lives of his daughters,” the movement stated.

The movement additionally goes on to element a number of incidents the place Hunsucker would normally take video or footage of the Robinsons, in some instances with Hunsucker’s daughter; making obscene gestures at them in public locations; sending them mail demanding that the case be dismissed; following them in his automobile; and routinely driving by the Robinson residence.

The case involving the loss of life of Stacy Hunsucker nonetheless has but to go to trial.

Prosecutors stated Hunsucker will seemingly face a listening to on the brand new expenses inside the subsequent few days, which may embrace having his bond for the 2019 expenses revoked.

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