An attorney from Alabama faces accusations of repeatedly attempting to poison her husband with fentanyl, as prosecutors allege she mixed the potent drug into his food and drinks. In a twist, one of her clients is said to have tried to destroy evidence by ingesting the lethal substance herself.

Sara Baker, aged 74, has been in a marriage spanning approximately three decades. However, this long-standing relationship didn’t deter her from allegedly hatching a plan to end her husband’s life in September.

As a seasoned lawyer with a background in criminal defense, divorce, and custody issues, Baker is charged with three instances of attempting to poison her husband with a substance she thought was fentanyl. These incidents reportedly took place between September 4 and September 20, as outlined in a criminal complaint obtained by local news station WBMA.

The complaint details her alleged conspiracy “with one or more individuals” to commit murder by administering fentanyl to her husband without any medical justification, thereby violating legal and ethical boundaries.

Baker is accused of deliberately causing harm by inducing stupor, unconsciousness, or other forms of physical or mental impairment in her husband. This was allegedly done by secretly giving him a drug capable of inflicting the intended damage, according to the complaint.

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.