GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — Joshua Hunsucker, who is accused of killing his wife with eyedrops, setting a helicopter on fire and staging his own death is facing eight more charges in Gaston County.
According to Gaston County arrest records, Hunsucker, 39, was arrested on Tuesday for four counts of intimidating a witness and four counts of obstruction of justice.
Hunsucker was charged with murder related to the death of his wife, Stacy Robinson Hunsucker, in September 2018. He was arrested in December 2019.
Prosecutors alleged that Hunsucker got his wife to ingest deadly amounts of tetrahydrozoline, the main ingredient in eye drops.
Investigators said shortly after his wife died from cardiac arrest, Hunsucker refused to have an autopsy performed on her, saying he did not want Stacy to be cut up despite being indicating she was an organ donor. Previously released search warrants said an organ donation center still preserved some of Stacy's blood.
According to testing, her blood had 30 to 40 times the normal level of tetrahydrozoline, the main chemical in eye drops like Visine, which can cause cardiac arrest if ingested.
Hunsucker's murder case is still ongoing.
He has also been indicted on charges of insurance fraud and obtaining property under false pretenses in relation to his wife's death.
Hunsucker was given a $1.5 million bond for these charges. He posted that bond in December of 2019 and had been out of jail until his recent arrest.
Hunsucker was a paramedic. He is also accused of setting fire to an Atrium Health medical helicopter mid-flight in November 2019. An arrest warrant alleges Hunsucker intentionally set fire to a syringe pump and forced an emergency landing at a car dealership on Independence Boulevard in Charlotte.
While he was out of bond, Hunsucker was accused of staging his own kidnapping in February of 2023. He claimed he was drugged and attacked by Stacy’s father but Mount Holly police found no evidence to support these claims.
New charges against Hunsucker
Now, a new court document filed on Aug. 6, 2024, states in February 2023, Hunsucker poisoned his daughter by putting the same substance that killed his wife in his daughter’s beverage.
Attorneys are alleging this was an attempt to pin his wife’s murder on his former in-laws, Stacy's parents, to “remove the Robinsons from the lives of his daughters."
Prosecutors also noted several alleged incidents of harassment and intimidation, including Hunsucker routinely taking pictures or videos of Stacy’s parents, driving by their home, sitting in the parking lot of the church the Robinsons attend and making inappropriate gestures at them.
According to prosecutors, many of these actions were done in front of his daughters.
His behavior toward the Robinsons was noted to have become more and more aggressive – and their safety a concern.
Prosecutors filed a motion for Hunsucker’s bond to be revoked. The state says it is concerned that Hunsucker’s “dangerous actions” will continue to escalate. Hunsucker could be back in front of a judge as early as next week on this motion.
This case is ongoing with his next court date scheduled for Dec. 26.
Joshua Hunsucker case timeline
- March 2023: Hunsucker's defense given 60 days to test sample of Stacy Robinson Hunsucker's blood
- Feb. 4, 2023: Joshua Hunsucker files police report claiming he was kidnapped in Mount Holly
- Feb. 1, 2023: Joshua Hunsucker pleads not guilty to setting fire to a medical chopper in November 2019
- Jan. 7, 2022: Judge Jesse Caldwell IV issues a gag order for the death of Stacy Robinson Hunsucker
- Dec. 6, 2021: Joshua Hunsucker's attorney files motion for a venue change due to extensive media coverage
- March 30, 2021: Joshua Hunsucker is charged with intentionally setting fire to a medical helicopter in Charlotte
- July 29, 2020: Court documents allege Hunsucker was inspired by a South Carolina woman who pleaded guilty to poisoning her husband with eye drops in 2018
- Jan. 6, 2020: Hunsucker is indicted on three felonies, including insurance fraud
- Dec. 27, 2019: Stacy Hunsucker's family issues public statement in response to Joshua Hunsucker being released from jail
- Dec. 24, 2019: Joshua Hunsucker posts bond, unsealed warrant reveals Hunsucker refused to have an autopsy performed on his wife
- December 2019: Joshua Hunsucker is first arrested and charged with first-degree murder