A Florida resident finds herself in legal trouble after being accused of tainting a spaghetti dish with toxic substances, which her unsuspecting roommate then ate.

On January 19, Panama City’s 63-year-old Carolyn Marie Chalfant was alleged to have contaminated a pot of spaghetti with either bleach or peroxide, as detailed in a report from the Panama City Police Department.

The roommate, whose identity remains confidential, recounted to police that Chalfant had previously set a container of spaghetti to warm on the stove before retreating to her room. The roommate decided to serve themselves, but after a few bites, found the taste peculiar.

Another person in the household sampled the spaghetti and remarked that it had a distinct bleach-like flavor, corroborating the report’s note that it tasted and smelled of peroxide.

Authorities were informed that two peroxide bottles were on the kitchen counter, allegedly moved by Chalfant.

Upon investigation, the officer found the pot still containing the pasta and noted, “The noodles at the bottom of the pan were no longer colored by spaghetti sauce; instead, they appeared white and emitted a strong chemical odor.”

According to local station WMBB, Chalfant lives in the home with the male victim, his wife, and their children. 

The victim told police that Chalfant “had been causing a lot of problems and trying to kick them out” and that Chalfant “is always intoxicated.” 

A spokesperson from the Bay County Clerk of Court told Oxygen that Chalfant has not yet been formally charged, nor has she entered a plea. Chalfant’s next court date is scheduled on February 16 and she was appointed a public defender, the name of whom is not readily available. 

Chalfant was booked into the Bay County Jail with a $150,000 bond. She is facing a charge of Food-Health or Safety-Poison Food Water.