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Grand jury indicts former ‘American Idol’ contestant after wife’s murder in Ohio
AHEAD AT SIX FOR NOW. MIKE DARDIS WLWT NEWS FIVE. ALL RIGHT, MIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IN OTHER NEWS, NOW, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE’RE SEEING BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE THAT SHOWS A FORMER AMERICAN IDOL CONTESTANT MOMENTS AFTER HIS WIFE WAS MURDERED. WLWT NEWS FIVE TODD — SPENT TODAY REVIEWING THE FOOTAGE AND JOINS US WITH A CLOSER LOOK. HI, TODD. HI, ASHLEY AND CHRIS. CALEB FLINT IS CURRENTLY IN JAIL ON A $2 MILLION BOND. TWO WEEKS AGO, FLINT CALLED POLICE IN TIPP CITY, NORTH OF DAYTON, TO SAY SOMEONE BROKE INTO HIS FAMILY’S HOME AND SHOT HIS WIFE TO DEATH. WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED AT CALEB FLINT’S HOME IN TIPP CITY, THEY DIDN’T KNOW WHAT THEY’D FIND. POLICE DEPARTMENT, IF YOU’RE IN HERE. THE 39 YEAR OLD FLYNN WAS AS AT LEAST ONE OFFICER DESCRIBED, HYSTERICAL AS CAPTURED IN THIS BLURRED BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE. OH MY GOD, I’M UPSET. CAN YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN? NO. OKAY. IS SHE GONE? OKAY. LOOK AT ME. TAKE A BREATH. A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT SCENE, A JUDGE GAVE FLYNN, WHO APPEARED ON AMERICAN IDOL MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, A $2 MILLION BOND FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOOTING HIS WIFE, ASHLEY, TO DEATH WHILE THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS WERE ASLEEP NEARBY. FLYNN CLAIMED SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE HOUSE THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR AND KILLED HIS WIFE. THESE EXCHANGES, CAPTURED ON AN OFFICER’S BODY CAMERA JUST MINUTES APART, COULD HELP EXPLAIN WHY FLYNN IS IN THE MIAMI COUNTY JAIL TONIGHT. ARE THERE ANY FIREARMS IN THIS HOUSE? I HAVE. A SHOTGUN IN A 22. IN, LIKE, A PELLET GUN. AND I HAVE A I HAVE A HANDGUN IN MY TRUCK. OKAY. IN THE THE GLOVE BOX. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE OFFICER WAS IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE EXPLAINING SOMETHING. HE’D NOTICED. THE BACK DOOR WAS OPEN. THERE’S LIKE A DOOR ON THE SIDE RIGHT THERE. IT’S OPEN. SO YOU GUYS. YEAH. WE DIDN’T. THE TRUCK, THE THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE TRUCK’S OPEN. AND THAT’S WHERE HE SAID HE KEEPS HIS GUN. SO NOW FLYNN REMAINS IN JAIL TONIGHT, FACING FIVE FELONY CO
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Grand jury indicts former ‘American Idol’ contestant after wife’s murder in Ohio
A former “American Idol” contestant has been indicted after his wife was murdered last month.Ashley Flynn, 39, was murdered at her Ohio home on Feb. 16. Her husband, 39-year-old Caleb Flynn was charged in her murder.Video above: Police footage shows moments after former ‘Idol’ contestant claimed someone killed his wifeFlynn called 911, saying someone had broken into their home and shot his wife while their two daughters were asleep.Three days later, he was arrested by Tipp City police as a primary suspect.On Wednesday, Flynn was indicted on 11 charges, including aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence and intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness in a criminal case.Caleb Flynn is a former “American Idol” contestant, competing on season 12 of the singing competition show.
A former “American Idol” contestant has been indicted after his wife was murdered last month.
Ashley Flynn, 39, was murdered at her Ohio home on Feb. 16. Her husband, 39-year-old Caleb Flynn was charged in her murder.
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Video above: Police footage shows moments after former ‘Idol’ contestant claimed someone killed his wife
Flynn called 911, saying someone had broken into their home and shot his wife while their two daughters were asleep.
Three days later, he was arrested by Tipp City police as a primary suspect.
On Wednesday, Flynn was indicted on 11 charges, including aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence and intimidation of an attorney, victim or witness in a criminal case.
Caleb Flynn is a former “American Idol” contestant, competing on season 12 of the singing competition show.
