According to a report on Yahoo! News, Vikki Jo Mills’ didn’t
want to be tied to her boyfriend any longer, so she put Visine in his
drink. About 15,000 people poison an enemy each year, and the majority
of the culprits are women. Not all the offenders are successful at killing
their victims, as in this case. Vikki Jo Mills didn’t poison the
father of her child for money or revenge, but for attention. The 33-year-old
knew that her poisoning stunt would make her an automatic celebrity, and
she believed that the risk of incarceration was one that she was willing
to take. More than that, she hoped that by poisoning her lover’s
drinks he would give her the attention that she was craving.
Vikki Jo’s victim is named Therman Nesbitt, and he claims that he
was suspicious of his drinking water before his girlfriend was arrested.
Investigators suspect that Vikki Jo has hid Visine in her boyfriend’s
drinking water 10 to 12 times in the past. Consuming the eye drops orally
has caused her beau to experience nausea, vomiting, dizzy spells and other
frustrating symptoms. The doctors started to make a connection between
Nesbitt’s health issues and the Visine when they found traces of
tetrahydrozoline in his blood. This compound is found in eye drops. Research
shows that drinking the drops can even induce a coma if they are drunk
in large quantities.
Police have arrested Vikki Jo and she is being charged with assault and reckless endangerment. The 33-year-old could be sent to prison for years if she is convicted on all counts.