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Colorado dentist James Craig accused of poisoning wife plotted to kill detective on case from jail: court filing

The Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife with poisoned protein shakes is facing a new charge for allegedly attempting to orchestrate the murder of a detective who had been investigating her death.

While awaiting the start of his murder trial, Dr. James Craig, 45, attempted to enlist a fellow Arapahoe County inmate into killing an Aurora police detective, according to a court filing reviewed by local News9.

Authorities filed a solicitation to commit first-degree murder charge —- but declined to identify which officer was targeted by the deranged dentist.

Dr. James Craig is accused of killing his wife Angela with poisoned protein shakes. Angenla N Jim Craig/Facebook

A second new charge was filed last week.

Prosecutors also accuse Craig of attempting to conscript a former inmate into a scheme to plant exculpatory evidence in his home.

In a letter, Craig asked the ex-jailbird to plant phony suicide notes around his family home to make it appear that his wife, Angela, took her own life.

Craig offered free dental work to the former inmate’s mother in exchange for the dirty work.

That letter was returned to the jail due to having an incomplete address.

Craig faces a solicitation to commit a first-degree perjury charge stemming from that letter.

Craig, 45, attempted to enlist a fellow Arapahoe County inmate into killing an Aurora police detective, according to a court filing. Angenla N Jim Craig/Facebook

His lawyer resigned from the case, claiming the “client insists upon taking action that the lawyer considers repugnant or with which the lawyer has a fundamental disagreement.”

Angela Craig died in May 2023 after consuming a lethal dose of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, an ingredient commonly found in Visine, according to an autopsy report from the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

The Aurora detective had been investigating Angela Craig’s death when Dr. James Craig allegedly plotted the murder. Angenla N Jim Craig/Facebook
Dr. Craig is due back in court on December 16th where he is expected to introduce a new attorney. Summerbrook Dental Group/Facebook

James Craig used an office computer to research and buy poisons online, including arsenic purchased from Amazon a few weeks before Angela’s death, according to Aurora Police.

The dentist has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder but has not pled to the new charges as they have not yet been accepted by the court.

Angela Craig died in May 2023 after she consumed a lethal dose of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline. Angenla N Jim Craig/Facebook
James Tolvier Craig appears in court for a hearing in the alleged murder of his wife. KDVR

Craig is due back in court on Dec. 16, where he is expected to present a new lawyer.

No new trial dates have been set.

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