In a shocking case from Alabama, a lawyer is accused of making multiple attempts on her husband’s life by lacing his meals and drinks with fentanyl, prosecutors claim. Her efforts to cover up the crime allegedly involved a client who attempted to destroy the evidence by ingesting the lethal drug herself.

Sara Baker, aged 74, has reportedly spent three decades married to her husband. Yet, this long union did not deter her from allegedly scheming to take his life this past September.

Baker, a seasoned attorney known for her work in criminal defense, as well as divorce and custody law, is said to have tainted her husband’s food and drinks with what she thought was fentanyl on three occasions between September 4 and September 20, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ABC affiliate WBMA.

The complaint accuses Baker of conspiring “with one or more individuals to engage in conduct that constitutes murder,” attempting to administer fentanyl to her husband “for purposes other than legitimate medical or therapeutic treatment.”

The complaint further alleges that Baker was caught “intentionally causing stupor, unconsciousness, or other physical or mental impairment or injury to another person by administering a drug, substance, or preparation capable of causing such harm, without their consent.”

Baker’s husband had a stroke several years ago and Sara Baker was taking care of him full time, local NBC affiliate WVTM reports. The fentanyl poisoning attempts came in September while Baker’s husband was still under her care, according to prosecutors.

The husband suffered “physical impairment” as a result of the attempted slayings, but managed to survive. Baker first started plotting to murder him on Sept. 1 when she met with someone to start planning how it would go down, the complaint says.

The first alleged attempt came on Sept. 4, followed by attempts on Sept. 12 and Sept. 20.

“It’s just sad … that someone has gone that far and is willing to go to those lengths to do something, you know, especially when they know all the consequences of the laws,” said fellow Alabama attorney Will League in a statement to local NBC affiliate WAFF.

A woman who allegedly helped Baker, Felisha Nichole Cofield, is listed as a witness in the criminal complaint and was indicted in August for allegedly attempting to destroy evidence related to Baker’s case, WBMA reports. Cofield was charged with tampering and accused of swallowing fentanyl that she believed could tie her to the alleged murder attempts.

Baker was representing Cofield during the criminal proceedings before her arrest last Tuesday, Nov. 25, in Cullman County. It’s unclear if Cofield was the person who Sara is accused of conspiring with to obtain the fentanyl that was allegedly used on her husband.

The couple celebrated their 29th anniversary together in August, according to reports and Baker’s Facebook page.

“Twenty-nine years of marriage to this super guy has been quite a ride,” Sara wrote in an Aug. 11 post. “But through the great times and the bad his smile and sweet spirit have remained. I love you.”

In 2021, Baker posted, “Crazy about this guy.”

The septuagenarian is charged with attempted murder, elder abuse, and domestic violence. The Cullman Police Department said in a press release that she was being held at the Cullman County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing.