{"id":23475,"date":"2016-05-17T16:01:14","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T23:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=23475"},"modified":"2016-05-17T16:01:14","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T23:01:14","slug":"man-accused-shooting-wife-pain-couldnt-afford-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=23475","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of shooting wife because she was in pain &#038; he couldn&#8217;t afford medications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiU1BTIiwidiI6IjQ4MjA0NyIsInBsdWdpbnMiOnsiZGZwIjp7ImNsaWVudFNpZGUiOnsiYWRUYWdVcmwiOiJodHRwOi8vcHViYWRzLmcuZG91YmxlY2xpY2submV0L2dhbXBhZC9hZHM%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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An 86-year-old Port St. Lucie man said he killed his wife while she slept because she was in poor health and he could no longer afford her medications, according to an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>William J. Hager said he had been thinking about killing his wife Carolyn for several days because she was in pain, the arrest report said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23480 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/wptv-logo-with-web-300x128-300x128.jpg\" alt=\"wptv-logo-with-web-300x128\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" \/>After Hager shot his wife, he went to his kitchen and drank coffee, called his daughters and later dialed 911, the affidavit said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to apologize I didn\u2019t call earlier, I wanted to tell my kids what happened first,\u201d detectives quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting happened around 7:30 Monday morning at 7865 Meadowlark Ln. in Port St. Lucie.<\/p>\n<p>At a Tuesday afternoon news conference the sheriff\u2019s office said Carolyn Hager had been ill and suffering for around 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>They department says William took a job at Sears for a while to try and help pay for the medication.<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff&#8217;s office said there are always options for people in a similar situation.<\/p>\n<p>Hager was transported to the St. Lucie County Jail and faces a charge of first-degree murder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An 86-year-old Port St. Lucie man said he killed his wife while she slept because she was in poor health and he could no longer afford her medications, according to an arrest affidavit.<br \/>\nWilliam J. 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