In a troubling case out of Oklahoma, a woman is facing serious charges after allegedly attempting to end her husband’s life by tampering with his oxygen supply. Naomi Austin, 73, has been accused of telling her husband to “just die” while disconnecting his oxygen, a move that has resulted in charges of “solicitation for murder” and “abuse or exploitation by a caretaker.” According to records from the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office, she was taken into custody late Saturday and subsequently booked into the Rogers County Detention Center the following morning.

The distressing situation came to light when her 77-year-old husband made an urgent call for help, claiming that his wife had not only unplugged his oxygen but also physically restrained him and refused to reconnect it. The incident was reported by Tulsa-based CBS affiliate KOTV, shedding light on the harrowing experience of the husband.

This alarming behavior was not an isolated incident. On October 11, emergency services were reportedly called to the couple’s Claremore home for a similar situation, where the husband accused Austin of disconnecting his oxygen supply. These repeated calls for help have painted a concerning picture of the couple’s domestic life.

Despite Austin’s assertions that her husband was mentally unstable, investigators have presented evidence in an arrest affidavit that supports the husband’s claims. The investigation has revealed details suggesting that Austin may have been contemplating her husband’s demise for several months, adding a chilling layer to the case.

While Austin maintained her innocence, alleging her husband had “gone cuckoo,” investigators put forward evidence in an arrest affidavit that appeared to back up the victim’s account. The details suggested the suspect had been pondering her husband’s life for months.

“I hate [victim],” Austin allegedly wrote in a text message shared with deputies by a family realtor. “He needs to die soon,” another message read. According to the realtor, Austin went as far as asking her and her husband during a 15-minute phone conversation over the summer whether they would help “facilitate” her husband’s death.

Following Austin’s arrest, Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton said he had “no enjoyment putting anybody that age in jail,” per KOTV. “But in the interest of his health and the crimes that she’s committed, it was the thing to do.”

He added: “I think in more ways than one, we were able to show easily, beyond any reasonable doubt, that this lady wanted her husband dead.”

The jail records reviewed by Law&Crime show that Austin has a court date scheduled for Nov. 12. She is being held on no bond.

Claremore is located in eastern Oklahoma about 30 miles northeast of Tulsa.