{"id":2239433,"date":"2024-05-07T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-allegedly-strangles-his-wife-because-he-couldnt-pay-her-medical-bills-court-docs\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T17:24:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:24:03","slug":"man-allegedly-strangles-his-wife-because-he-couldnt-pay-her-medical-bills-court-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-allegedly-strangles-his-wife-because-he-couldnt-pay-her-medical-bills-court-docs\/","title":{"rendered":"Court documents reveal a man allegedly strangled his wife due to unpaid medical bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-allegedly-strangles-his-wife-because-he-couldnt-pay-her-medical-bills-court-docs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Missouri man, Ronnie Wiggs,\u2062 76, is charged with second-degree \u200cmurder\u2064 for allegedly choking his ailing wife\u2063 to death in a hospital. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-teenage-boy-allegedly-kills-9-in-school-shooting-in-serbia\/\" title=\"Teen boy reportedly kills 9 in Serbia school shooting.\">tragic incident occurred<\/a> at Centerpoint Medical Center, shedding\u2064 light\u2062 on \u2062a devastating situation involving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-impeachment-trial-will-be-fair-and-honest-heres-a-look-at-whos-running-it\/\" title=\"Schumer: Impeachment Trial Will Be \u2018Fair And Honest.\u2019 Here\u2019s A Look At Who\u2019s Running It.\">medical bills<\/a> and a fatal outcome. The case has sparked\u200c discussions about the challenges faced by individuals in accessing healthcare. Ronnie Wiggs, a 76-year-old man from\u2063 Missouri, faces second<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-reconsiders-drops-program-to-pay-social-media-influencers-during-chauvin-trial\/\" title=\"Minneapolis Reconsiders, Drops Program To Pay Social Media Influencers During Chauvin Trial\">-degree murder charges<\/a> for reportedly\u200d strangling his ailing wife to death in a\u2064 hospital.\u200c The\u2062 heartbreaking\u200d event took place at Centerpoint Medical Center, highlighting the distressing impact\u2064 of medical expenses on individuals. This case has initiated conversations\u200b about\u200d the struggles\u200c people encounter when \u200dtrying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dewine-announces-more-help-for-ohio-families-of-complex-needs-children-young-adults\/\" title=\"DeWine Announces More Help for Ohio Families of Complex Needs Children, Young Adults\">access healthcare services<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 7, 2024 at 12:33pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A Missouri man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of his ailing wife, which happened while she was in a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Ronnie Wiggs, 76, faces a charge of second-degree murder, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/news\/crime\/homicide-near-37th-terrace-jackson-road-under-investigation-in-independence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KHSB-TV<\/a> in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>His wife died Saturday at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, where she was receiving a new dialysis port, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2024\/05\/07\/man-charged-strangling-wife-hospital-bed-medical-bills\/73596269007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksoncountyprosecutor.com\/DocumentCenter\/View\/2391\/RWiggsPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">probable cause affidavit<\/a>, medical staff heard Wiggs say, \u201cI did it. I killed her. I choked her.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mo. Man Accused of Choking Wife to Death in Hospital Bed, Then Saying, \u2018I Did It\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jgnCiP8UOK\">https:\/\/t.co\/jgnCiP8UOK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People (@people) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/people\/status\/1787593222383911313?\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The affidavit said officers were told by the suspect that he killed his wife \u2014 who was not named \u2014 \u201cbecause he could not take care of her anymore and he could not pay the medical bills that had been acquired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It said she had been fine at 7:30 p.m. Friday but was reported unresponsive one hour later.<\/p>\n<p>The affidavit said witnesses noticed suspicious bruising on her neck.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think crime is rising in America?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Medical staff responded to revive the victim, but she had no brain function and died Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Wiggs, who had been at the hospital earlier Friday evening, was not there when his wife was found unresponsive.<\/p>\n<p>He was brought to the hospital and was interviewed by police.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-paradise-calif-woman-96-murdered-preparing-cookies-birthday\/\">affidavit<\/a> said the suspect \u201cdescribed placing both of his hands around the victim\u2019s neck with his fingers around the sides of her neck and his thumbs on her throat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defendant advised he had attempted to kill the victim two other times while the victim was hospitalized. The defendant advised he last attempted to kill the victim while the victim was at a rehabilitation facility for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">medical issues<\/a>,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe advised at that time he tried to choke her but could not follow through with it. The defendant advised the victim woke up and told him not to do that again,\u201d the affidavit said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defendant advised he was going to try to kill the victim another time, but he did not get the opportunity due to the fact the victim was hooked up to several monitors at the hospital,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Wiggs appeared in court Monday. His case was referred to the public defender\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>He was being held on a $250,000 bond, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/man-75-confesses-to-killing-wife-in-hospital-because-he-couldnt-afford-her-care-court-documents-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Missouri, Ronnie Wiggs, 76, faces second-degree murder charges for the death of his ailing wife at Centerpoint Medical. The tragic incident occurred while his wife was hospitalized, leading to Wiggs&#8217; arrest. 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