Elk Grove man accused of killing wife with fentanyl poisoning appears in court
An Elk Grove man accused of poisoning his estrange wife with a deadly drug had his first court appearance Friday.
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An Elk Grove man accused of poisoning his estrange wife with a deadly drug had his first court appearance Friday.
Detectives allege that the man used fentanyl to poison his wife in January.
An Elk Grove man, Glennis Smith, is accused of killing his estranged wife with fentanyl. He allegedly fed her with food laced with the drug twice. He's also accused of setting their travel trailer on fire to commit insurance fraud. He appears in court Friday at 3 p.m.
A woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash that happened early Thursday morning.
An Elk Grove man will face a judge or the first time since being charged for what investigators say is the murder of his wife by allegedly poisoning her with fentanyl.
A man has been arrested for killing his wife by putting fentanyl in her food, according to Elk Grove Police Department.
The incident occurred January 12, 2023 when Glennis Smith called 911 and reported that his wife was unconscious and not breathing.
A man has been arrested for killing his wife by putting fentanyl in her food, according to Elk Grove Police Department.
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