Ex-Gaston County paramedic accused of poisoning wife with eye drops released on bond

A Mount Holly man was arrested a year after he allegedly murdered his wife by poisoning her with eye drops, according to prosecutors.

Posted 1:54 p.m. Dec 23, 2019 — Updated 11:17 a.m. Dec 26, 2019

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. — A Mount Holly man was arrested a year after he allegedly murdered his wife by poisoning her with eye drops, according to prosecutors.

Joshua Hunsucker appeared in court Friday after being charged in the death of Stacy Hunsucker, NBC Charlotte reports.

According to Gaston police, Hunsucker posted a $1.5 million bond and was released on Dec. 24.

Hunsucker was employed as a paramedic with Atrium Health. Images posted to social media indicated he works with the medical helicopter unit. Prosecutors said he was on administrative leave.

Hunsucker collected $250,000 in life insurance following his wife's death, according to prosecutors.The judge set his bond at $1.5 million Friday.

Special prosecutor Jordan Green said after Stacy Hunsucker's blood tested positive for that eye drop chemical, investigators interrogated Joshua Hunsucker.

Green said Hunsucker gave investigators enough information for them to arrest him.

In South Carolina in 2018, a woman was accused of poisoning her husband with eye drops using harmful amounts of the chemical Tetrahydrozoline, which is a decongestant used to relieve redness in the eyes caused by minor eye irritations.

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