Former 'American Idol' contestant Caleb Flynn, 39, has been charged with murdering his wife Ashley in their Tipp City, Ohio home on February 16. The couple's two young daughters were asleep in the house at the time of the incident.
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Former 'American Idol' contestant Caleb Flynn has been charged with murdering his wife Ashley in their Tipp City, Ohio home while their two daughters slept nearby. The children's guardians have sought a restraining order to protect the family's finances and prevent Flynn from transferring assets.
- Former 'American Idol' contestant Caleb Flynn charged with murdering his wife Ashley
- Children seek restraining order to protect family finances
- Flynn accused of staging crime scene after reporting burglary
- Bodycam footage shows Flynn's emotional reaction following the incident
According to authorities, Flynn allegedly shot his wife in the head and staged a crime scene to mislead investigators into believing that an intruder had broken into their home. Bodycam footage released by Tipp City police shows Flynn becoming hysterical upon officers' arrival, with him vomiting and telling his mother over the phone, 'Ashley's dead... Mommy, she's gone.'
The children's guardians have sought a restraining order to protect the family's finances and prevent Flynn from transferring assets. In their legal filing, they requested financial information related to Flynn's affairs and opposed his motion to access select case materials.
Flynn has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, assault, and tampering with evidence. He is currently being held in solitary confinement at an Ohio facility on a $2 million bond. A preliminary hearing scheduled for last month was postponed until March 26.
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