Wife charged with attempted murder after allegedly lacing husband's drink with poison: police

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Cheryl Gates was arrested and charged with attempted murder and contaminating food or drink in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on Oct. 10, 2025. (Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office) Expand

A North Carolina woman is reportedly facing an attempted murder charge after police say she drugged her husband’s energy drink in an effort to incapacitate him.

Cheryl Harris Gates, 43, was arrested last week after allegedly lacing her husband’s Celsius energy drink with "prescription medications with the intention of causing a blackout condition or incapacitation," according to The New York Post.

Gates’ husband reportedly told authorities that on July 12 and Aug. 18, he became incapacitated and discovered a foreign, controlled substance in his drink. The couple lived separatel