CHENEY — The murder trial for a Spokane County man accused of poisoning his wife’s ice cream is set to begin Monday morning.
KHQ reports detectives believe David Pettis murdered his wife of 30 plus years because he was infatuated with another woman.
Documents state Peggy Pettis died after her ice cream was laced with a fatal dose of pain medication. Detectives also state Pettis was aggressive in collecting her life insurance, but he told KHQ he was just trying to pay for funeral arrangements.
Pettis was originally arrested in October of 2018, but months later the charge was dropped. It was then re-filed in the spring of 2019.