An Escondido woman is behind bars for attempting to kill her husband by poisoning his soft drink.
Police say it happened in Ohio on Sunday when Christina Combs allegedly slipped a narcotic into her husband´s drink at a Taco Bell restaurant.
The couple has been married for three weeks.
Authorities believe the woman was trying to get out of the marriage.
David Combs had a violent reaction to the drink and drove himself and his wife to a hospital in Ohio where the pair was visiting relatives.
Authorities say Christina Combs has confessed to the crime.
She´s been charged with attempted aggravated murder and is in jail in lieu of 500-thousand dollars bond.
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