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Aspiring Pastor Accused of Killing Wife in His Sleep Blames Cold Medicine: ‘I Can’t Believe I Did...
people.com ^ | September 4, 2017 at 1:00pm EDT | Char Adams

Posted on 09/04/2017 1:17:28 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A 28-year-old North Carolina man is facing a murder charge after allegedly stabbing his wife in bed — but the newlywed claims he doesn’t remember carrying out the alleged crime because he might have done it in his sleep, PEOPLE confirms.

Matthew Phelps, of Raleigh, called police distraught early Friday morning, declaring that his wife, Lauren, was dead on their bedroom floor covered in blood.

“I had a dream and then I turned on the lights and she’s dead on the floor,” he says in a 911 call obtained by PEOPLE. “I have blood all over me and there’s a bloody knife on the bed and I think I did it. I can’t believe this.”

He told the dispatcher through tears that his wife wasn’t breathing and that he was afraid to get close to her — “I’m so scared,” he said.

Phelps is charged with murder and is being held at Wake County Detention Center without bail, a jail spokesperson tells PEOPLE. As police work to determine the circumstances around Lauren’s death, Phelps suggested during the 911 call that cold medicine he took the night before might have led to his alleged actions.

(Excerpt) Read more at people.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: coldmedicine
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To: FreedomStar3028
I said several times that it would be pushed under the rug and covered up by his partner, other boys in blue, lawyers, the DA, and judges.

Yup, that whole incident has dropped right off the face of the earth, just like the victim, who's name was Justine Damond.

It all just "went away."

21 posted on 09/04/2017 1:41:07 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Liberals think in propaganda)
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To: All; BenLurkin

He is going to blame Tylenol mixed with the 1st gen antihistamine chlorpheniramine? He should have gone for the “Ambien Defense” I hear that stuff can give you pretty impressive sleepwalking/delusions!


22 posted on 09/04/2017 1:43:14 PM PDT by Drago
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To: BenLurkin

not sure he’ll make a particularly good, wonderful pastor..?


23 posted on 09/04/2017 1:46:05 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: JennysCool

That’s what I thought when I read the title of the article.


24 posted on 09/04/2017 1:47:10 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Lock her up!)
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To: BenLurkin

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop taking cold medicine.


25 posted on 09/04/2017 1:50:46 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Steely Tom

Looks like it’ll get dropped completely sometime during the holiday rush.

“Probe of Justine Damond shooting to take several more months”
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, August 29, 2017, 11:07 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/probe-justine-damond-shooting-months-article-1.3451844


26 posted on 09/04/2017 1:51:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

He obviously did not think this trough very well!


27 posted on 09/04/2017 1:52:40 PM PDT by 48th SPS Crusader (I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Really. Does he think God believes his story?


28 posted on 09/04/2017 1:52:52 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: BenLurkin

Wow, what a great ide......Wow that’s pretty crazy what he did.


29 posted on 09/04/2017 1:56:34 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Trump: Greatest POTUS of all time solely for preventing Satan taking office.)
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To: Steely Tom

Yep, I’ve been wondering about it myself a few times.

Sayeed Noor will get his.


30 posted on 09/04/2017 1:59:34 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: BenLurkin

Damn that NiQuil!


31 posted on 09/04/2017 2:00:22 PM PDT by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: BenLurkin

This criminal should just take two ounces of fentanyl and see if his story changes.


32 posted on 09/04/2017 2:02:57 PM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: BenLurkin

i wonder if you can blame Aspercreme for shite like that?


33 posted on 09/04/2017 2:04:47 PM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: BenLurkin
Doesn't anybody read the warning labels anymore?

Possible side effects: Drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, upset stomach, nausea, nervousness, constipation, maniacal somnambulistic knife murder, or dry mouth/nose/throat may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.

People write those things for a reason, you know.

34 posted on 09/04/2017 2:05:02 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
I know exactly what you mean Willie.


35 posted on 09/04/2017 2:10:11 PM PDT by Delta 21 (AntiFa and BLM should be on the United States list of Terrorist Organizations)
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To: Slyfox

Slyfox to the witness stand! Slyfox to the witness stand!


36 posted on 09/04/2017 2:12:18 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: Billthedrill

Yeah - love those drug warnings that include a long list of steadily worsening side-effects, ending with “...and death.”


37 posted on 09/04/2017 2:14:24 PM PDT by tjd1454
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To: Leep

Dats some whomping purple drank, cuz !


38 posted on 09/04/2017 2:15:19 PM PDT by Delta 21 (AntiFa and BLM should be on the United States list of Terrorist Organizations)
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To: tjd1454

And those drug commercials that spend most of the time reciting a long list of negative side-effects.


39 posted on 09/04/2017 2:16:33 PM PDT by tjd1454
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To: LydiaLong

Nightkill


40 posted on 09/04/2017 2:18:12 PM PDT by tinyowl (A is A)
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