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Wife blew away CPAP-wearing husband as he napped in a chair, then informed cops she’d be waiting on the porch. Police

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Wife blew away CPAP-wearing husband as he napped in a chair, then informed cops she'd be waiting on the porch. Police

Elizabeth Poteete, 70, faces first-degree murder charges for shooting her husband, Troy Wayne Poteete, 70—a former Cherokee Nation Supreme Court justice—multiple times as he slept in a chair with a CPAP machine on Feb. 5-6, 2026, at their Sequoyah County, Oklahoma home.

Incident and Confession

At 11:17 p.m., she called 911, admitting she shot him several times and would wait on the porch. Deputies found Troy dead despite aid attempts; she confirmed responsibility post-Miranda waiver. Claim: Feared for life from threats by him, his girlfriend, and another to shoot her; retrieved handgun from filing cabinet, fired from 4-5 feet away (unsure of shots fired).

Earlier that day (~6 p.m.), she reported an intruder; deputies searched, found nothing suspicious, phoned Troy (absent), and suspected a “mental episode.”

Charged in Cherokee Nation District Court (FBI investigating due to tribal jurisdiction). Held without bond in Sequoyah County Jail; arraignment March 3, 2026.

Victim Background

Troy: Cherokee Nation Tribal Council (8 years), Arkansas Riverbed Authority director, Trail of Tears Association founder.

Self-defense claim amid possible paranoia—escalates your domestic homicide series (Cavitt birthday shooting, Argueta Chick-fil-A). Porch wait chillingly calm.

SOURCE

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