AURORA, Colo — The Aurora dentist who is accused of killing his wife by poisoning her with cyanide appeared in court Tuesday afternoon but did not enter a plea because his attorneys argued they needed more time to look over the vast amount of evidence in the case.
James Craig appeared in court at 3 p.m. Tuesday for an arraignment, a hearing where defendants typically plead guilty or not guilty to the charges against them. James Craig is charged with first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence related to the March death of his wife 43-year-old Angela Craig.
Arapahoe County District Judge Shay Whitaker granted the defense request for a continuance, and his arraignment was reset for 4 p.m. Oct. 9.
Angela Craig died March 18 after ingesting lethal doses of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, an ingredient commonly found in Visine, according to an autopsy report from the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office. The report also lists arsenic poisoning as a "significant condition" related to her death.
According to an arrest affidavit from Aurora Police, Angela Craig went to a hospital three times before her death – on March 6, March 9, and March 15 – after becoming faint and dizzy.
The affidavit also says James Craig used an office computer to research and buy "undetectable poisons," and he bought crystalline metalloid arsenic from Amazon a few weeks before his wife's death. Five days before her death, the document says James Craig received a package at his office that was opened by an office attendant who found a biohazard sticker and a circular canister that said "potassium cyanide" on it.
James Craig's business partner went to the hospital when he learned Angela Craig's condition was grave. According to the affidavit, he told a nurse he believed Angela Craig had been poisoned because her husband recently ordered potassium cyanide for their dental practice.
James Craig is currently being held on a $10 million cash-only bond.
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