December 9, 2025 • 18 mins
Reid Carter covers the sentencing of Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who called Matthew Perry a "moron" while selling him ketamine before the Friends star's fatal overdose - now serving 2.5 years. Florida woman pulled over for DUI with toddler in car hides Xanax pills in body cavities on camera. Ohio man accidentally deposits meth through bank drive-thru pneumatic tube during routine transaction. Georgia man high on Xanax crashes through two counties then sits in Popeyes watching the chaos unfold while eating chicken. Alabama attorney charged with poisoning husband with fentanyl three times - her client swallowed the evidence.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Callarogus Shark Media. Good morning, I'm read Carter Tuesday, December ninth,
twenty twenty five. Don't do drugs, kids, and if you do,
definitely don't commit crimes while you're on them. Today's episode
is a masterclass in pharmaceutical failures. Los Angeles. Doctor Salvador Placentia,
(00:26):
the doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks
before his death, was sentenced to two and a half
years in federal prison. Called the friends star a moron
who could be exploited for money. Perry's mother and sisters
gave tearful victim impact statements. There is nothing moronic about
that man, Suzanne Perry told the courtroom. He was even
(00:46):
a successful drug addict. Florida, twenty seven year old Kaylee Poe,
pulled over for DUI with a two year old in
her car, failed field sobriety tests. At the jail, deputies
found xanax pills in her soft, then found more xanacs
hidden in her body cavities on camera. She tried to
move them from her bra to somewhere more private while
(01:08):
sitting in the back of a patrol car. Didn't work. Ohio,
a man accidentally sent a baggie of methamphetamine through a
bank's drive through pneumatic tube, mixed it in with his deposit.
Bank employees called the sheriff smart enough to use banking services,
too stupid to check what's in the tube. Georgia, fifty
(01:29):
three year old James Mann allegedly took xanax, crashed into
cars in two counties, then parked his destroyed Volvo in
front of a Popeyes, walked inside, ordered food, and sat
down to watch the chaos unfold through the window. Police
found him eating chicken while witnesses pointed at him. And Alabama,
Seventy four year old attorney Sarah Baker allegedly tried to
(01:51):
kill her husband three times by putting fentanyl in his food.
Her client allegedly swallowed the evidence to help cover it up.
Had posted on Facebook in August celebrating their twenty ninth anniversary.
Twenty nine years of marriage to this super guy has
been quite a ride. I'm read Carter today, Drugs, doctors
(02:15):
and decisions that will haunt you forever. This is celebrity trials.
Let's start in Los Angeles Federal courtroom. Judge Sherylyn Peace
Garnett presiding. October twenty eighth, twenty twenty three, Matthew Perry,
(02:35):
fifty four years old, was found dead in the hot
tub at his Pacific Palisades home. Cause of death acute
effects of ketamine. The surgical anesthetic had been prescribed to
him legally as a treatment for depression, but when his
regular doctor wouldn't give him the amounts he wanted, Perry
found other sources. One of those sources doctor Salvador Placentia,
(02:58):
forty four years old, life since physician, and as federal
prosecutors proved a drug dealer in a white coat. Yesterday,
Judge Garnett sentenced Placentia to two and a half years
in federal prison plus two years of probation. He pleaded
guilty in July to four counts of distribution of ketamine.
Prosecutors dropped five other counts as part of the deal.
(03:21):
But before the sentencing, the courtroom heard from Matthew Perry's family.
His mother, Suzanne Perry, took the stand with her husband
dateline journalist Keith Morrison at her side. She talked about
everything her son had overcome, the addiction struggles that dated
back to his time on Friends the strength it took
to be open about his battles, the person he became
(03:43):
despite everything working against him. Then she addressed Placentia directly.
You called him a moron, she said, There's nothing moronic
about that man. He was even a successful drug addict.
She spoke eloquently, apologized for rambling, then broke down, crying,
this was a bad thing you did. Perry's half sister,
(04:05):
Madeline Morrison, followed the world mourns my brother. She said,
through tears. He was everyone's favorite friend. My brother's death
turned my world upside down. It punched a crater in
my life. His absence is everywhere. Here's what Placentia did.
When Perry's regular ketamine provider wouldn't increase his dosage, Perry
(04:28):
reached out to Placentia through an intermediary. Placentia saw an
opportunity in text messages obtained by prosecutors. Placentia discussed Perry
with another doctor. I wonder how much this moron will pay.
That's a licensed physician talking about a patient, a patient
struggling with addiction, a patient who trusted doctors to help him,
(04:51):
not exploit him. Placentia sold Perry ketamine, knowing he was
a struggling addict, charged him inflated prices, took advantage of
his desperate d profited from his disease. Judge Garnett made
clear in her sentencing Placentsia didn't provide the specific ketamine
that killed Perry, that came from another source in the
distribution chain, But the judge told him, you and others
(05:15):
helped mister Perry on the road to such an ending
by continuing to feed his ketamine addiction. You exploited mister
Perry's addiction for your own profit. Placentia spoke before sentencing,
broke into tears, said he imagines the day he'll have
to tell his two year old son about the time
I didn't protect another mother's son. It hurts me so much.
(05:39):
I can't believe I'm here. He apologized directly to Perry's family.
I should have protected him, he said. His lawyers tried
to paint a sympathetic picture. A man who rose out
of poverty to become a doctor beloved by patience, made
a terrible mistake, called his selling to Perry reckless and
(06:00):
the biggest mistake of his life. Prosecutors wanted three years,
defense wanted one day in prison plus probation. Judge Garnett
split closer to the prosecution's ask two and a half years.
Placentsia was led from the courtroom in handcuffs as his
mother cried loudly in the audience. He's the first of
(06:20):
five defendants to be sentenced in connection with Perry's death.
The others who pleaded guilty will face their own hearings
in the coming months. Matthew Perry was everyone's chandler, being
ten Seasons of Friends from nineteen ninety four to two
thousand and four, one of the biggest sitcom stars of
his generation. Open about his addiction struggles, wrote a memoir
(06:42):
about hitting rock bottom and climbing back. He died at
fifty four in his hot tub acute ketamine effects because
doctors who took an oath to do no harm decided
to exploit him instead. Doctor Placentia will serve his time,
the other defendants will serve theirs. But Matthew Perry is
still dead. His mother still has a crater in her life,
(07:04):
his sisters still mourn, and the people who were supposed
to help him will spend years in prison for feeding
his addiction. Some people just shouldn't be doctors. Rest in peace, Matthew,
We'll be right back with criminal stupidity at its finest.
Bank drive through meth deposits, Popeyes, parking lot chaos, and
Xanax's hidden in places Xanax should never be hidden. Welcome
(07:39):
back to celebrity trials. I'm read Carter. Let's talk about
drugs and the idiots who do them, because sometimes you
just need to marvel at human decision making. The bank
drive through meth deposit. Woodsfield, Ohio, small town about one
hundred and twenty miles east of Columbus. December third, twenty
twenty five, Jason G. Smith, forty six years old, pulled
(08:01):
up to his local banks drive through, put his transaction
into the pneumatic tube, sent it through normal banking, except
he forgot to remove the baggy of methamphetamine he'd apparently
stashed in there. Bank employee opens the tube, finds the
deposit slip, the checks, and a bag of crystal like substance.
Calls the sheriff, testing confirmed methamphetamine. Over the course of
(08:26):
the investigation, authorities determined Smith had inadvertently sent the package
to the bank during an otherwise routine banking transaction. Inadvertently,
he accidentally deposited meth at the bank through the pneumatic tube.
Smart enough to have a bank account, too stupid to
check what's in the canister before sending it to a teller. Later,
(08:48):
officers with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources located Smith
in nearby Wayne Township. Deputies brought a drug dog found
additional suspected drugs and drug related items in his truck.
Monroe County sh Sheriff Derek Norman had the quote of
the week. Illegal drugs don't belong in bank drive throughs,
but they can be turned in at the Sheriff's office.
No charges, no handcuffs, just help. We'd much rather safely
(09:11):
take them off the street than see another unexpected deposit.
Unexpected deposit. I love small town sheriffs. Smith was transported
to the Monroe County Jail, charges pending, all because he
couldn't keep track of his meth. Google's search history is forever.
Apparently so is bank transaction history. The Popeyes parking lot spectator, Duluth, Georgia,
(09:38):
medium sized suburb, about thirty miles northeast of Atlanta, December fourth,
twenty twenty five, around four forty five PM. James Mann,
fifty three years old, allegedly took Xanax, then got behind
the wheel of his Beije Volvo, then proceeded to crash
into cars in two counties. The chaos started in John's Creek,
(10:00):
allegedly struck several vehicles, then drove into Duluth, hit more
cars along the way. At one point, shot over the
median onto the wrong side of Pleasant Hill Road, nearly
caused a head on collision with another driver who had
to swerve at the last second. Police received calls about
a car driving on the wrong side of the road.
By the time they arrived, the volvo had finally given
(10:22):
out too many collisions, crested the edge of a landscaped
median and came to rest in front of a Popeyes.
Three drivers were at the scene. One said their car
had been hit, another said their car had been clipped.
A third said they barely avoided a head on collision.
But where was the driver? Witnesses pointed to the Popeyes.
(10:44):
Body camera footage shows what happened. Next. Officers walked into
the restaurant. There sat James Man at a table by
the window, eating chicken, watching the chaos unfold outside. Like
it was a show. He was sitting in Popeyes the
entire time, The officer said in the footage, he was
literally sitting at that table watching everybody. He'd ordered food,
(11:07):
sat down, watched police examine his destroyed Volvo, watched other
drivers give statements, just observed his handiwork while eating Louisiana
style chicken. Eventually, Man walked outside, Police called him over,
took him into custody. Droopy eyes, slurred speech, no smell
(11:27):
of alcohol, but a search of the Volvo turned up
a prescription bottle for one hundred twenty Xanax pills filled
earlier that same day. Seven pills were unaccounted for. A
drug recognition expert confirmed Man appeared to be under the
influence of a central nervous system depressant. Man was taken
to a hospital, checked for drug and alcohol use, and
(11:49):
cited for DUI hit and run, reckless driving, and driving
on the wrong side of the road. Multiple counties, multiple crashes,
multiple victims, and he sat in Popeyes watching it all
unfold while eating a two piece combo Make it make sense.
The body Cavity Express, Palm Coast, Florida, small city about
(12:14):
sixty miles southeast of Jacksonville. November twenty ninth, twenty twenty five,
Kaylee Poe, twenty seven years old, ran a red light.
Deputy pulled her over. She stopped in the intersection had
to be told to pull forward for safety. Two passengers
in the car, one of them a two year old child.
Deputy noticed the driver appeared impaired, slurred speech, watery, bloodshot eyes,
(12:39):
delayed reaction time, difficulty with divided attention. Asked her to
exit the vehicle. She had trouble maintaining her balance field
sobriety tests five out of eight signs of impairment on
one exercise, three out of four on another, six out
of six clues of horizontal gaze nastagmus, the voluntary eye
(13:01):
movement that indicates drug or alcohol use. Poe was arrested
for DUI. At the jail, she agreed to two breathalyzer tests.
Both came back with no indication of alcohol. When asked
to submit to a urine test, she refused, then came intake.
When instructed to remove her socks, Poe removed them and
seven and a half yellow rectangular pills fell from her sock.
(13:24):
The deputy wrote xanax in her sock during booking. But wait,
there's more. A full search yielded additional Xanax pills concealed
in her body cavities, wrapped in clear plastic. And here's
where it gets truly absurd. The deputy reviewed the rear
prisoner compartment video the camera in the back of the
patrol car. Poe was recorded removing items from her bra
(13:47):
and placing them elsewhere, trying to hide the drugs in
a more private location on camera in a police car
where cameras are famously located. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staley
summarized it perfectly. First, this woman did something incredibly dangerous
and stupid by driving under the influence of drugs with
(14:07):
a young toddler in the car. Then on her way
to the jail, she thought she would not get caught
with xanax trying to hide it in body cavities, but
she got caught and now faces additional felony charges. Poe
was charged with DUI refusal to submit to DUI testing,
smuggling controlled substances, possession with intent to sell, and tampering
(14:29):
with evidence. Posted bond the next day. Court date December
twenty third, Merry Christmas counselor the attorney in the fentanyl
(14:51):
Cullman County, Alabama, November twenty fifth, twenty twenty five. This
one isn't funny. This is dark. Sarah Baker seventy four
years attorney with extensive experience in criminal defense, divorce, and
custody law, according to her Facebook page, married to her
husband for roughly thirty years. Prosecutors alleged she tried to
(15:13):
kill him three times in September by putting fentanyl in
his food and drink. The husband had a stroke several
years ago. Baker was his full time caregiver, the person
responsible for his well being, the person he trusted completely.
According to the criminal complaint, Baker started plotting on September first,
when she met with someone to plan the murder. First
(15:34):
attempt came September fourth, second on September twelfth, third on
September twentieth. The husband survived, suffered physical impairment, but lived
because apparently her dosing was as incompetent as her murder planning.
Here's where it gets stranger. A woman named Felicia Nicole
Coefield was indicted in August for tampering with evidence related
(15:55):
to Baker's case, Cofield allegedly swallowed fentanyl that she believed
could tie her to the murder attempts. Swallowed fentanyl to
destroy evidence, the same drug Baker allegedly used to poison
her husband. And here's the connection. Baker was Cofield's defense
attorney during criminal proceedings. It's unclear if Cofield was the
(16:16):
person Baker conspired with to obtain the fentanyl, but the
relationship raises questions. Check out Baker's Facebook August eleventh, twenty
twenty five, their twenty ninth anniversary. Twenty nine years of
marriage to this super guy has been quite a ride,
she wrote, but through the great times and the bad,
his smile and sweet spirit have remained. I Love you.
(16:38):
Less than a month later, she allegedly started putting fentanyl
in his food. Crazy about this guy, she posted in
twenty twenty one. Crazy is right. Baker is charged with
attempted murder, elder abuse, and domestic violence. Held at the
Coleman County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing. A fellow
Alabama attorney, Will League told local news it's just sad
(17:01):
that someone has gone that far and is willing to
go to those lengths to do something, especially when they
know all the consequences of the laws. She's a criminal
defense attorney. She knows exactly what the consequences are allegedly
did it anyway, the call is coming from inside the house,
and sometimes the caregiver is the one holding the poison
(17:23):
that celebrity trials for Tuesday, December ninth, twenty twenty five,
Doctor Salvador Placentia sentenced to two and a half years
for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry called him a moron
exploited his addiction. Perry's mother told him there was nothing
moronic about her son. Jason Smith accidentally deposited meth through
a bank drive through in Ohio. Bank employee found it.
(17:46):
Sheriff invited him to use the drug drop off program
next time. James Man crashed through two Georgia counties on xanax,
then sat in Popeyes watching the chaos while eating chicken.
Police found him by the window Kaylee Pohe got arrested
for DUI in Florida with a toddler in the car,
tried to hide xanax in body cavities on camera in
(18:07):
the back of a patrol car. And Sarah Baker seventy
four year old Alabama attorney allegedly tried to poison her
husband with fentanyl three times. Her clients swallowed the evidence.
Don't do drugs, kids, and if you do, maybe don't drive,
don't bank, don't eat chicken, and definitely don't try to
hide them on camera. I'm Red Carter. See you tomorrow.
(18:31):
This is Celebrity Trials.
Callarogus Shark Media. Good morning, I'm read Carter Tuesday, December ninth,
twenty twenty five. Don't do drugs, kids, and if you do,
definitely don't commit crimes while you're on them. Today's episode
is a masterclass in pharmaceutical failures. Los Angeles. Doctor Salvador Placentia,
(00:26):
the doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks
before his death, was sentenced to two and a half
years in federal prison. Called the friends star a moron
who could be exploited for money. Perry's mother and sisters
gave tearful victim impact statements. There is nothing moronic about
that man, Suzanne Perry told the courtroom. He was even
(00:46):
a successful drug addict. Florida, twenty seven year old Kaylee Poe,
pulled over for DUI with a two year old in
her car, failed field sobriety tests. At the jail, deputies
found xanax pills in her soft, then found more xanacs
hidden in her body cavities on camera. She tried to
move them from her bra to somewhere more private while
(01:08):
sitting in the back of a patrol car. Didn't work. Ohio,
a man accidentally sent a baggie of methamphetamine through a
bank's drive through pneumatic tube, mixed it in with his deposit.
Bank employees called the sheriff smart enough to use banking services,
too stupid to check what's in the tube. Georgia, fifty
(01:29):
three year old James Mann allegedly took xanax, crashed into
cars in two counties, then parked his destroyed Volvo in
front of a Popeyes, walked inside, ordered food, and sat
down to watch the chaos unfold through the window. Police
found him eating chicken while witnesses pointed at him. And Alabama,
Seventy four year old attorney Sarah Baker allegedly tried to
(01:51):
kill her husband three times by putting fentanyl in his food.
Her client allegedly swallowed the evidence to help cover it up.
Had posted on Facebook in August celebrating their twenty ninth anniversary.
Twenty nine years of marriage to this super guy has
been quite a ride. I'm read Carter today, Drugs, doctors
(02:15):
and decisions that will haunt you forever. This is celebrity trials.
Let's start in Los Angeles Federal courtroom. Judge Sherylyn Peace
Garnett presiding. October twenty eighth, twenty twenty three, Matthew Perry,
(02:35):
fifty four years old, was found dead in the hot
tub at his Pacific Palisades home. Cause of death acute
effects of ketamine. The surgical anesthetic had been prescribed to
him legally as a treatment for depression, but when his
regular doctor wouldn't give him the amounts he wanted, Perry
found other sources. One of those sources doctor Salvador Placentia,
(02:58):
forty four years old, life since physician, and as federal
prosecutors proved a drug dealer in a white coat. Yesterday,
Judge Garnett sentenced Placentia to two and a half years
in federal prison plus two years of probation. He pleaded
guilty in July to four counts of distribution of ketamine.
Prosecutors dropped five other counts as part of the deal.
(03:21):
But before the sentencing, the courtroom heard from Matthew Perry's family.
His mother, Suzanne Perry, took the stand with her husband
dateline journalist Keith Morrison at her side. She talked about
everything her son had overcome, the addiction struggles that dated
back to his time on Friends the strength it took
to be open about his battles, the person he became
(03:43):
despite everything working against him. Then she addressed Placentia directly.
You called him a moron, she said, There's nothing moronic
about that man. He was even a successful drug addict.
She spoke eloquently, apologized for rambling, then broke down, crying,
this was a bad thing you did. Perry's half sister,
(04:05):
Madeline Morrison, followed the world mourns my brother. She said,
through tears. He was everyone's favorite friend. My brother's death
turned my world upside down. It punched a crater in
my life. His absence is everywhere. Here's what Placentia did.
When Perry's regular ketamine provider wouldn't increase his dosage, Perry
(04:28):
reached out to Placentia through an intermediary. Placentia saw an
opportunity in text messages obtained by prosecutors. Placentia discussed Perry
with another doctor. I wonder how much this moron will pay.
That's a licensed physician talking about a patient, a patient
struggling with addiction, a patient who trusted doctors to help him,
(04:51):
not exploit him. Placentia sold Perry ketamine, knowing he was
a struggling addict, charged him inflated prices, took advantage of
his desperate d profited from his disease. Judge Garnett made
clear in her sentencing Placentsia didn't provide the specific ketamine
that killed Perry, that came from another source in the
distribution chain, But the judge told him, you and others
(05:15):
helped mister Perry on the road to such an ending
by continuing to feed his ketamine addiction. You exploited mister
Perry's addiction for your own profit. Placentia spoke before sentencing,
broke into tears, said he imagines the day he'll have
to tell his two year old son about the time
I didn't protect another mother's son. It hurts me so much.
(05:39):
I can't believe I'm here. He apologized directly to Perry's family.
I should have protected him, he said. His lawyers tried
to paint a sympathetic picture. A man who rose out
of poverty to become a doctor beloved by patience, made
a terrible mistake, called his selling to Perry reckless and
(06:00):
the biggest mistake of his life. Prosecutors wanted three years,
defense wanted one day in prison plus probation. Judge Garnett
split closer to the prosecution's ask two and a half years.
Placentsia was led from the courtroom in handcuffs as his
mother cried loudly in the audience. He's the first of
(06:20):
five defendants to be sentenced in connection with Perry's death.
The others who pleaded guilty will face their own hearings
in the coming months. Matthew Perry was everyone's chandler, being
ten Seasons of Friends from nineteen ninety four to two
thousand and four, one of the biggest sitcom stars of
his generation. Open about his addiction struggles, wrote a memoir
(06:42):
about hitting rock bottom and climbing back. He died at
fifty four in his hot tub acute ketamine effects because
doctors who took an oath to do no harm decided
to exploit him instead. Doctor Placentia will serve his time,
the other defendants will serve theirs. But Matthew Perry is
still dead. His mother still has a crater in her life,
(07:04):
his sisters still mourn, and the people who were supposed
to help him will spend years in prison for feeding
his addiction. Some people just shouldn't be doctors. Rest in peace, Matthew,
We'll be right back with criminal stupidity at its finest.
Bank drive through meth deposits, Popeyes, parking lot chaos, and
Xanax's hidden in places Xanax should never be hidden. Welcome
(07:39):
back to celebrity trials. I'm read Carter. Let's talk about
drugs and the idiots who do them, because sometimes you
just need to marvel at human decision making. The bank
drive through meth deposit. Woodsfield, Ohio, small town about one
hundred and twenty miles east of Columbus. December third, twenty
twenty five, Jason G. Smith, forty six years old, pulled
(08:01):
up to his local banks drive through, put his transaction
into the pneumatic tube, sent it through normal banking, except
he forgot to remove the baggy of methamphetamine he'd apparently
stashed in there. Bank employee opens the tube, finds the
deposit slip, the checks, and a bag of crystal like substance.
Calls the sheriff, testing confirmed methamphetamine. Over the course of
(08:26):
the investigation, authorities determined Smith had inadvertently sent the package
to the bank during an otherwise routine banking transaction. Inadvertently,
he accidentally deposited meth at the bank through the pneumatic tube.
Smart enough to have a bank account, too stupid to
check what's in the canister before sending it to a teller. Later,
(08:48):
officers with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources located Smith
in nearby Wayne Township. Deputies brought a drug dog found
additional suspected drugs and drug related items in his truck.
Monroe County sh Sheriff Derek Norman had the quote of
the week. Illegal drugs don't belong in bank drive throughs,
but they can be turned in at the Sheriff's office.
No charges, no handcuffs, just help. We'd much rather safely
(09:11):
take them off the street than see another unexpected deposit.
Unexpected deposit. I love small town sheriffs. Smith was transported
to the Monroe County Jail, charges pending, all because he
couldn't keep track of his meth. Google's search history is forever.
Apparently so is bank transaction history. The Popeyes parking lot spectator, Duluth, Georgia,
(09:38):
medium sized suburb, about thirty miles northeast of Atlanta, December fourth,
twenty twenty five, around four forty five PM. James Mann,
fifty three years old, allegedly took Xanax, then got behind
the wheel of his Beije Volvo, then proceeded to crash
into cars in two counties. The chaos started in John's Creek,
(10:00):
allegedly struck several vehicles, then drove into Duluth, hit more
cars along the way. At one point, shot over the
median onto the wrong side of Pleasant Hill Road, nearly
caused a head on collision with another driver who had
to swerve at the last second. Police received calls about
a car driving on the wrong side of the road.
By the time they arrived, the volvo had finally given
(10:22):
out too many collisions, crested the edge of a landscaped
median and came to rest in front of a Popeyes.
Three drivers were at the scene. One said their car
had been hit, another said their car had been clipped.
A third said they barely avoided a head on collision.
But where was the driver? Witnesses pointed to the Popeyes.
(10:44):
Body camera footage shows what happened. Next. Officers walked into
the restaurant. There sat James Man at a table by
the window, eating chicken, watching the chaos unfold outside. Like
it was a show. He was sitting in Popeyes the
entire time, The officer said in the footage, he was
literally sitting at that table watching everybody. He'd ordered food,
(11:07):
sat down, watched police examine his destroyed Volvo, watched other
drivers give statements, just observed his handiwork while eating Louisiana
style chicken. Eventually, Man walked outside, Police called him over,
took him into custody. Droopy eyes, slurred speech, no smell
(11:27):
of alcohol, but a search of the Volvo turned up
a prescription bottle for one hundred twenty Xanax pills filled
earlier that same day. Seven pills were unaccounted for. A
drug recognition expert confirmed Man appeared to be under the
influence of a central nervous system depressant. Man was taken
to a hospital, checked for drug and alcohol use, and
(11:49):
cited for DUI hit and run, reckless driving, and driving
on the wrong side of the road. Multiple counties, multiple crashes,
multiple victims, and he sat in Popeyes watching it all
unfold while eating a two piece combo Make it make sense.
The body Cavity Express, Palm Coast, Florida, small city about
(12:14):
sixty miles southeast of Jacksonville. November twenty ninth, twenty twenty five,
Kaylee Poe, twenty seven years old, ran a red light.
Deputy pulled her over. She stopped in the intersection had
to be told to pull forward for safety. Two passengers
in the car, one of them a two year old child.
Deputy noticed the driver appeared impaired, slurred speech, watery, bloodshot eyes,
(12:39):
delayed reaction time, difficulty with divided attention. Asked her to
exit the vehicle. She had trouble maintaining her balance field
sobriety tests five out of eight signs of impairment on
one exercise, three out of four on another, six out
of six clues of horizontal gaze nastagmus, the voluntary eye
(13:01):
movement that indicates drug or alcohol use. Poe was arrested
for DUI. At the jail, she agreed to two breathalyzer tests.
Both came back with no indication of alcohol. When asked
to submit to a urine test, she refused, then came intake.
When instructed to remove her socks, Poe removed them and
seven and a half yellow rectangular pills fell from her sock.
(13:24):
The deputy wrote xanax in her sock during booking. But wait,
there's more. A full search yielded additional Xanax pills concealed
in her body cavities, wrapped in clear plastic. And here's
where it gets truly absurd. The deputy reviewed the rear
prisoner compartment video the camera in the back of the
patrol car. Poe was recorded removing items from her bra
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and placing them elsewhere, trying to hide the drugs in
a more private location on camera in a police car
where cameras are famously located. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staley
summarized it perfectly. First, this woman did something incredibly dangerous
and stupid by driving under the influence of drugs with
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a young toddler in the car. Then on her way
to the jail, she thought she would not get caught
with xanax trying to hide it in body cavities, but
she got caught and now faces additional felony charges. Poe
was charged with DUI refusal to submit to DUI testing,
smuggling controlled substances, possession with intent to sell, and tampering
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with evidence. Posted bond the next day. Court date December
twenty third, Merry Christmas counselor the attorney in the fentanyl
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Cullman County, Alabama, November twenty fifth, twenty twenty five. This
one isn't funny. This is dark. Sarah Baker seventy four
years attorney with extensive experience in criminal defense, divorce, and
custody law, according to her Facebook page, married to her
husband for roughly thirty years. Prosecutors alleged she tried to
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kill him three times in September by putting fentanyl in
his food and drink. The husband had a stroke several
years ago. Baker was his full time caregiver, the person
responsible for his well being, the person he trusted completely.
According to the criminal complaint, Baker started plotting on September first,
when she met with someone to plan the murder. First
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attempt came September fourth, second on September twelfth, third on
September twentieth. The husband survived, suffered physical impairment, but lived
because apparently her dosing was as incompetent as her murder planning.
Here's where it gets stranger. A woman named Felicia Nicole
Coefield was indicted in August for tampering with evidence related
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to Baker's case, Cofield allegedly swallowed fentanyl that she believed
could tie her to the murder attempts. Swallowed fentanyl to
destroy evidence, the same drug Baker allegedly used to poison
her husband. And here's the connection. Baker was Cofield's defense
attorney during criminal proceedings. It's unclear if Cofield was the
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person Baker conspired with to obtain the fentanyl, but the
relationship raises questions. Check out Baker's Facebook August eleventh, twenty
twenty five, their twenty ninth anniversary. Twenty nine years of
marriage to this super guy has been quite a ride,
she wrote, but through the great times and the bad,
his smile and sweet spirit have remained. I Love you.
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Less than a month later, she allegedly started putting fentanyl
in his food. Crazy about this guy, she posted in
twenty twenty one. Crazy is right. Baker is charged with
attempted murder, elder abuse, and domestic violence. Held at the
Coleman County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing. A fellow
Alabama attorney, Will League told local news it's just sad
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that someone has gone that far and is willing to
go to those lengths to do something, especially when they
know all the consequences of the laws. She's a criminal
defense attorney. She knows exactly what the consequences are allegedly
did it anyway, the call is coming from inside the house,
and sometimes the caregiver is the one holding the poison
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that celebrity trials for Tuesday, December ninth, twenty twenty five,
Doctor Salvador Placentia sentenced to two and a half years
for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry called him a moron
exploited his addiction. Perry's mother told him there was nothing
moronic about her son. Jason Smith accidentally deposited meth through
a bank drive through in Ohio. Bank employee found it.
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Sheriff invited him to use the drug drop off program
next time. James Man crashed through two Georgia counties on xanax,
then sat in Popeyes watching the chaos while eating chicken.
Police found him by the window Kaylee Pohe got arrested
for DUI in Florida with a toddler in the car,
tried to hide xanax in body cavities on camera in
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the back of a patrol car. And Sarah Baker seventy
four year old Alabama attorney allegedly tried to poison her
husband with fentanyl three times. Her clients swallowed the evidence.
Don't do drugs, kids, and if you do, maybe don't drive,
don't bank, don't eat chicken, and definitely don't try to
hide them on camera. I'm Red Carter. See you tomorrow.
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