Poisoning

CHICAGO — The wife of a Chicago lottery winner who was poisoned with cyanide says his death devastated her and she doesn’t believe he had any enemies.

SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah woman was sentenced Tuesday to consecutive prison terms for spiking a 79-year-old man's peach smoothie with antifreeze after taking control of his bank accounts.

The following statement was submitted to the court by Coleman Nocks:

It is with the most profound sincerity that I acknowledge responsibility for the events that transpired both on, and in the immediate aftermath of, February 5th, 2010.

As an employee of Bugman Pest and Lawn, I was asked to again return to the home of Brenda and Nathan Toone to address a recurring vole infestation that I had treated two months prior.

The following letter from the Toone family was read in court prior to sentencing:

We would like to speak today so that the court, and public, understand

our feelings and the ways in which our lives have been altered due to the

actions of Coleman Nocks, Ray Wilson, and Bugman Pest and Lawn, Inc.

Nearly two years have passed since we invited Mr. Nocks, a pesticide

professional, to eliminate a health hazard at our home. Mr.

SALT LAKE CITY — A sentencing hearing is set for a Utah extermination company and one of its former employees following convictions on federal charges stemming from the misapplication of a pesticide linked to the deaths of two young girls.

VERNAL -- A Utah woman has resolved charges accusing her of spiking a 79-year-old man's peach smoothie with antifreeze after taking control of his bank accounts and naming herself as a beneficiary on his life insurance policies.