FROM DAILY MAIL: A former special needs teacher who was charged over the murder of his wife in 2023 has died before he could be sentenced.
James Anderson was out on a $300,000 bond for the murder his wife Victoria, 34, after she was shot dead in the family’s Kingwood home in Texas while their three-year-old son was present.
He was in court on Friday where he was to accept a 35-year prison sentence as part of a plea deal when he experienced a ‘medical emergency’ shortly after arriving.
A court bailiff administered naloxone, which quickly reverses opioid overdoses, before he was taken to Ben Taub hospital where he died just after 11am.
An autopsy will be conducted, but Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen said they suspect Anderson ingested drugs.
Anderson was found guilty of shooting his wife, Victoria, who had called 911 to say her husband had threatened to shoot her. The 911 operater heard the gunshot as they talked to Victoria.
Police were dispatched but Anderson refused to give himself up. Instead there was a five-hour standoff with police and a SWAT team.
Eventually the toddler was allowed to leave unharmed, but he was covered in his mother’s blood, according to ABC 13.
Victoria was found deceased when police were finally able to enter the residence.
There was a history of domestic disputes at the home.
A man accused of killing his wife died during a court appearance today. Authorities said James Anderson was going to be sentenced to 35 years in prison as part of a deal. @AnayeliNews will have more on the story on KHOU 11 News later today.
What we know: https://t.co/43Yve9FYaL pic.twitter.com/gQgn0QLwpw— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) September 26, 2025
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