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By: Lisa Marchesoni
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Posted: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:11 pm
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Fear of losing her children prompted a wife to allegedly alter her husband’s food and plot to place him in a compromising position, sheriff’s officers reported.
Wife Chasity D. Helms, 30, of Scenic Drive was charged with tampering with food and filing a false police report after an investigation by Detective Jim Tramel.
Helms and a friend apparently plotted to drug the husband’s food, causing him to pass out, Tramel said. Once he passed out, the friend was going to pose with him while the wife took photographs.
“She was afraid she was going to lose custody of her kids,” Tramel said. “In her mind, the only way was to get him in photographs so she could show them in court. It wasn’t meant to kill him.”
But husband Torrance N. Helms, 30, didn’t buy into the plot.
Deputy Roscoe Sanders, who filed the original report Oct. 12, stated the husband and wife argued about mutual infidelities. He became suspicious when his wife prepared a meal for him.
“Mr. Helms stated that the mashed potatoes and diet Mountain Dew had an extremely harsh taste,” Sanders reported. “Mrs. Helms asked him if anything was wrong with the food.”
She offered to make her another plate. During the evening, he became ill and sought treatment at Middle Tennessee Medical Center. He obtained a blood test.
A witness obtained the plate of mashed potatoes. Sanders took a sample as evidence.
Tramel said he interviewed Mrs. Helms Thursday.
After her husband didn’t eat the food, she and her friend discussed hitting him with a frying pan but discarded that idea.
“When that failed, the friend made it look like he (her husband) had assaulted her,” Tramel said. “The friend slapped her neck and made it look like he had tried to choke her.”
After the interview, Tramel charged Chasity Helms with filing a false police report for the fake assault and altering the food. She was booked into Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. Her hearing is set Dec. 2 in General Sessions Court.
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Member Opinions:
By: Geana on 10/23/09
Dear God, what is this world coming to? What of the friend? Maybe I was reading to fast, but is he/she not an accomplice to all this? What if that move failed? What was her next scheme? Poison the kids and say daddy did it? I can predict what's going to happen now. Not only is she going to lose custody, but she's probably going to have supervised visits if any, for a long time whether or not she does a stint jail for it.
By: jefferyleving on 10/23/09
This is a sad and frightening example of the alleged use of false allegations in custody disputes. While the man involved with this case escaped both serious illness and a police investigation, many in his situation find their lives torn apart when their spouse uses fraud to create leverage in divorce proceedings. - Jeffery Leving http://www.dadsrights.com
By: publius on 10/23/09
Is this a Jerry Springer story? Those poor children
By: TheHandymanDave on 10/23/09
Ya ever watch "Snapped" ? could be the makings for a new episode.
By: Macgyver on 10/23/09
Amazing and Jeffery you are so right. I have a good friend going thru this now.
By: springs on 10/24/09
Typical "As the World Turns in Rutherford County" story.
By: UnionLady1055 on 10/24/09
You ever wonder how many times this has worked?
By: chewiechewie on 10/24/09
My opinion on this is that people should not judge so fast! after so many years of mental and physical abuse you can only take so much and its wrong but what was in there was not poison in the food! It was a nerve the man medication used sometimes. and the kids are well cared for and loved by the mother.
By: chewiechewie on 10/24/09
it was a nerve medication
By: GoodGuy84 on 10/24/09
In my opinion, the wife is probably on drugs and having relations with several different people. I personally believe that is was Xanax and Serequil in the food. It sounds like to me that she is a constant liar and a threat to herself and thier two children. That man is a good provider, father, and husband that has my respect, because if i were in his situation i would have gone about this ALOT differently. Those allegations probably would have been true instead of falsley reported. I hope those kids get taken away from that crazy woman and NEVER get to see her again.
By: gypsysgurl on 10/25/09
I really hope he gets the kids...and she gets some help. God bless and watch over those kids.
By: momofk2 on 10/27/09
First of all, get the facts before you publish crap like this in the newspaper. Don't be so gullible and believe everything you read. Have an intelligence about yourself to be able to distuingish the truth about the matter. Have you ever thought maybe the husband has plotted against the wife to get custody of the kids so he doesn't have to pay child support.....why would you want an abusive man who beats the kids mother to have custody of anyone's children. Ask him what kind of torment he has caused his family. Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions. You are only hearing one side of a story..get all sides and get the facts before you jump to conclusions. Why don't you ask to see the police reports that the mother had to file fearing for the safety of her life and her children's life...
By: chewiechewie on 10/28/09
I agree with you momofkl2
By: Geana on 10/28/09
Please. The friend who "assisted," her was not abused by this man. They intended to drug him and set him up in compromising positions with the friend with pictures, maybe even in the presence of the children to get her the upper hand in the courtroom.
By: LILMAMA on 10/29/09
I THINK IT IS ALL STUPID! ALL YALL TALK AND DONT KNOW THE TRUTH OR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THERE LIFE IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME DUDE ABOVE GOODGUY84 KNOWS HER! HINT HINT CUZ HOW THE CRAP DO YOU JUST OFF THE BAT ASSUME WHAT SHE BUT IN HIS FOOD? CUZ ALL THAT TOREY SAID WUZ THE TATERS TASTE NASTY! SHE IS A GOOD MOTHER AND EVERYBODY NOW AND DAYS HAVE PROBLEMS IN THERE RELATIONSHIP! MAYBE SHE WAS TALKED INTO DOING ALL OF THIS BY 2 DIFF PEOPLE YALL DONT KNOW THE STORY TO JUDGE ANYBODY TO SAY SHE IS A BAD MOTHER AND HE IS A GOOD FATHER! WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPEN TO YALL AND PEOPLE SAT HERE AND DIDNT HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THEN TALK CRAP ABOUT YALL? ITS NOT RIGHT NOT TILL YOU KNOW THE PROBLEM! FALSE STATEMENTS YOU SAY SHE SAID SHE MIGHT OF BEEN SCARED AND DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO CUZ HER FRIENDS TALKED HER INTO! bUT LIKE I SAID FALSE STATEMENTS YALL NEED TO THINK BEFORE YALL WRITE CUZ THAT IS WHAT YALL ARE DOING TO BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS GIRL OR GUY!
By: bigmama on 11/1/09
we all make mistakes she just wasnt thinking i know she loves her kids and wouldnt do anything 2 hurt them and she probley had a lot of mental abuse. i dont think them kids sould be took away from her and put in a situation were there is mental abuse
By: attagirl on 11/4/09
The kids should most definitely be taken from her. Any mother who would drug the children's father to gain an advantage in a lawsuit is a liar and cannot be trusted. She has lost all credibility with the court and she has definitely lost her custody suit.
By: Angela431980 on 11/4/09
Chasity is my cousin. She has had a pretty difficult life from a very young age. She is FAR from perfect, but doesn't deserve any of you judging her. Why don't you mind your own business over there in Tennessee.
By: GreatMom4 on 11/6/09
First off,how can you judge this lady when all you know is half the story.Yes,what she did was wrong but have you ever thought that there might be alot more to the story than you know. What if there was mental/physical abuse and that the mother may of just of broke down-a person can only take so much. And mabey in her mind the only way to protect her kids from this drunk/druggy was to do something this.So,chasity there are people who there for you and know that you are a great mother and your kids always come first.
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