Stacy Hunsucker.Photo: Facebook
A North Carolina paramedic has been accused of using eye drops to kill his wife, who was his high school sweetheart.
Joshua Lee Hunsucker, 35, was booked Friday in Gaston County jail on a charge of first-degree murder in the 2018 death of his 32-year-old wife Stacy Hunsucker.
According to theStar, Hunsucker, a paramedic with Atrium Health’s MedCenter Air, collected $250,000 in life insurance after his wife’s death.
Hunsucker allegedly gave multiple versions of where he was before he said he found his wife slumped over the side of a couch at their home. To a friend, he allegedly said he had gone out for a walk. To Robinson, he allegedly told her that he was working on his computer in the kitchen when he noticed Stacy slumped on the couch, the affidavit states, ABC reports.
Stacy and Josh Hunsucker.Facebook
Hunsucker allegedly refused to have an autopsy performed on his wife and she was cremated after her death, according to the affidavit. However, because she was an organ donor, a blood sample had been saved, which was taken to a lab for testing.
According to the affidavit, Stacy’s blood had extremely high levels of Tetrahydrozoline, an ingredient found in eye drops, theStarreports.
“Josh Hunsucker is a flight paramedic for Medcenter Air for which his training and experience would certainly provide a thorough understanding of various types of medication and how those medications could react in the body,” the affidavit states. “Additionally, his employment provides access to non-controlled substances which do not require logging or inventory control.”
Joshua Hunsucker.Gaston County Sheriff’s Office
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“We have probable cause he poisoned Mrs. Hunsucker with Visine, which caused her death,” Green said, according to theStar.
According to a Gofundme page, Stacy had been experiencing medical problems since 2013 after she gave birth to her daughter Piper and was given a pacemaker in 2015. A friend had started the page to help the husband with mounting medical bills.
Hunsucker is being held at Gaston County jail on a $1.5 million bond. A probable cause hearing is scheduled for Jan. 9.
His lawyer could not be reached for comment.
source: people.com
