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Pamela Stanley Indicted in Plot to Kill Ex With Fentanyl-Laced Chocolates

She was released on $450,000 bond after a July 10 indictment; a pre-trial hearing is set for August 12 with a jury trial on October 20.

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Overview

  • A Parker County grand jury charged Stanley on July 10 with criminal solicitation of murder, attempted murder and intent to deliver a controlled substance.
  • Stanley was arrested on May 30 in a Weatherford motel parking lot after undercover Special Crimes Unit agents posed as fentanyl dealers.
  • Investigators say she planned to inject fentanyl into a box of chocolates and mail it to her newly engaged ex-husband disguised as a travel agency gift.
  • Authorities recovered 9.5 grams of methamphetamine from her vehicle at the time of her arrest, prompting an additional drug possession charge.
  • Court records show Stanley pleaded guilty in 2019 to deadly conduct for unlawful firearm discharge and allegedly tried to hire a hitman 18 months ago, highlighting a pattern of violent threats.