Former “American Idol” contestant charged in wife’s murder in Ohio
Authorities in Ohio have charged a former contestant on “American Idol” with capturing and killing his spouse and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators.
Caleb Flynn, 39, was arrested by Tipp City police on Thursday, Feb. 19, at his residence and booked into the Miami County Jail, in accordance with court docket data. He pleaded not responsible Friday to prices of murder, assault and tampering with proof.
“I just want to take care of my daughters. I’m not a risk,” Judge Samuel Huffman instructed him in a video of his arrest from jail.
The choose set his bond at $2 million.
Caleb Flynn, 37, was charged with the murder of his spouse in Tipp City, Ohio. / Credit: Miami County Jail
(Miami County Jail)
Caleb Flynn appeared in season 12 of “American Idol.” In an interview posted to the show’s YouTube channel in 2013he described himself as a music pastor.
“The thing that makes me unique… I absolutely love the Lord. I love my wife more than anything. She is very, very, very pretty,” he mentioned. “I’m just a normal person who absolutely loves to sing more than anything in the world.”
Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old center college volleyball coach and former instructor, was discovered lifeless Monday after officers acquired a report of a housebreaking and capturing at a Tipp City residence, in accordance with a information launch by Tipp City Police. Her husband and two youngsters have been inside the house when officers arrived.
In a 911 name launched by authorities, Frantic Caleb Flynn tells a dispatcher somebody broke into his residence and killed his spouse. He says she was shot a number of instances in the pinnacle and he would not know whether or not the intruder was nonetheless there.
“There’s blood everywhere, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god,” he says.
His legal professional, Patrick Mulligan, mentioned in a press release on Saturday that he and Flynn have been “disappointed and concerned about the short timeline and seeming rush to judgment in this case.” Police arrested Flynn on Thursday. “When the government runs out of leads or can’t develop leads and looks at a surviving spouse in cases such as these, the chance of a wrongful conviction increases,” the assertion mentioned.
Tipp City Police Chief Greg Adkins defended the investigation, saying in an e-mail on Saturday that it had “not moved quickly.”
“Rather, it has progressed at a pace dictated by a thorough and deliberate investigative process,” he mentioned.
In a press release to CBS affiliate WHIO-TVAshley Flynn’s household mentioned they imagine regulation enforcement officers took “proper steps” in the arrest of Caleb Flynn.
“Our hearts are shattered. Ashley brought endless light to our world, and we are trying to navigate this immense loss,” the household mentioned in the assertion. “Our family believes this arrest was made carefully and not without serious consideration. After speaking with both local police and federal authorities, we trust the proper steps were taken, and the process is being handled appropriately.”
Ashley Flynn was additionally a substitute instructor, Tipp City Schools mentioned on its Facebook web page.
“She was known for her beautiful smile, warmth, kindness, and the positive impact she had on so many—both in and out of the classroom and on the court,” the submit mentioned.
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