Ridgefield Woman Tried To Poison Man By Putting Antifreeze Into His Wine: Warrant

RIDGEFIELD, CT — A 33-year-old Ridgefield woman, Kristen Hogan, is accused of attempting to murder a man by placing ethylene glycol into a wine bottle, according to an arrest warrant released by state police late Friday.

Hogan was taken into custody on Friday and was being held in lieu of a $1 million bond. She is charged with criminal attempt to murder and interfering with an officer.

State police said they launched an investigation on Sept. 5 into an "attempted murder" involving a 34-year-old Ridgefield man.

A man was brought to a hospital by his mother in early August and a blood test revealed he had ethylene glycol in his system, which is a poisonous ingredient within antifreeze and other household products, according to the arrest warrant.

The victim told investigators that on Aug. 5 he had family over for dinner and someone brought an unopened bottle of wine and that he and his family consumed some of the wine, according to the warrant. The remaining wine was corked and placed in the refrigerator.

The victim and Hogan were engaged in a legal dispute that required a court proceeding and on the date of the court appearance, Hogan didn't show, but her location history from her phone revealed she was in the "immediate vicinity" of the victim's home, the warrant states.

On Aug. 10, the victim said he "consumed a small amount of the same wine that previously was placed into the refrigerator" on Aug. 5, the warrant states.

The victim said he went to bed and "woke up in the middle of the night multiple times and became increasingly ill," the warrant states.

He woke up and vomited and was slurring his words and staggering and was taken to the hospital, the warrant states.

Hospital staff initially thought the man was having a stroke, but later said "he was exhibiting signs of an ethylene glycol poisoning, which is the ingredient in liquids such as antifreeze," the warrant states.

The victim told police that he believed Hogan "poisoned the wine," and that she had full access to the residence, the warrant states. The victim told investigators, according to the warrant, that "a motive for him being poisoned is the fact that Hogan would become the full owner of the residence and would gain full-time custody of their child."

Once the victim was sent home from the hospital, "he was in fear of his life and installed interior cameras within the residence and notified Hogan of said cameras," the warrant reveals. Hogan didn't want the cameras, the warrant states.

During a review of Hogan's cell phone data it revealed that she searched for "potassium cyanide, potassium ferrycide, citrate- cyanide, potassium thiocyanate, and monoethylene glycol," the warrant states.

"Furthermore, searches for how much of these substances 'would kill you' are also present," the warrant states, while adding that other searches sought answers for "how much monoethylene glycol would kill you..."

Police said Hogan admitted to purchasing mono ethylene glycol on July 28 from Amazon, and she said it was used to clean a carpet, the warrant states.

"Hogan denied these claims and then stated that she never intended to kill him, but just wanted to make him sick as payback for him being mentally abusive," the arrest warrant states. "Hogan was asked if she measured the amount of ethylene glycol she put in Victim #1's drinks. Hogan stated she did not know how much ethylene glycol she put into his drink, but stated it was not much, but she just poured it in."

She also admitted to pouring some mono ethylene glycol into an ice tea bottle of the victim at another time, the warrant states.

image via CT State Police

You can read the full arrest warrant here.