Woman pleads guilty to poisoning her husband, but her lawyer says elevated levels of toxic metals in his blood were from smoking weed

An Idaho woman pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor battery after she poisoned her husband in 2020 and was sentenced to 180 days in jail.

Now divorced, Courtney Goody was arrested in March 2021 after her ex-husband's family gave lab results to police that showed Jared Goody's blood had extremely high levels of selenium and thallium. There was also allegedly a recording of the woman during which she confessed her crimes, according to East Idaho News.

Courtney Goody was originally charged with felony aggravated assault. That charge was dismissed after a preliminary hearing, however, and the misdemeanor was then filed.

Thallium is considered "extremely toxic" and was once used as a rat poison and ant killer but was discontinued over safety concerns. Approximately 15 milligrams is considered immediately lethal.

Selenium is considered toxic if taken in excess and is often used in fertilizers and batteries. The husband's family alleged that Mrs. Goody had access to the substance through the use of a cattle supplement.

"It's a cattle supplement that that's a veterinary prescription, you can't just go buy it at your local farm store," said Bryan Goody, Jared's father. Bryan said Courtney was able to obtain it through cattle ranchers in her family and that "in one of the several recordings she admitted to getting it out of her dad's fridge."

Jared Goody said that he has "a voice recording where Courtney talks about me in an incoherent state, refusing some type of green Gatorade because I was insistent that she had poisoned it."

Mrs. Goody's lawyer, Curtis Smith, said that an officer noted that the recording of Goody had to be “manipulated” in order for her voice to be heard.

An officer who was first assigned to the case had also allegedly been fired for lying in official documents, according to Smith. The prosecution confirmed that the detective was decertified as a peace officer due to being untruthful in an unrelated matter.

Smith also claimed that Mr. Goody's elevated levels of selenium were exacerbated by his marijuana usage, saying that his "daily” use led to the high concentration. He later explained to East Idaho News that he simply meant it was just a "factor" in the situation.

Jared Goody's symptoms from the elevated toxicity levels included lung infections, lesions, and constant migraines. In addition, he suffered hair, skin, and fingernail and toenail loss; he was told at the time that they were COVID-19 symptoms.

The man described the experience as having “the life leeched from my soul and body.”

“Every day was a battle for my life,” he added. “I kept fighting. I tried my best to focus on a day when the symptoms would subside. I’m still waiting for that day. It has not come.”

Mr. Goody also described having skin excretions and what felt like a terrible sunburn despite not going outside for weeks.

The judged ordered the woman to serve 180 days in county jail, with credit for nine days served, and $500 in fines.

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