Texas man dies in court moments before pleading to wife's murder

A Texas man charged with murdering his wife in 2023 died during a court appearance Friday after allegedly ingesting drugs, authorities said

A Texas man charged with murdering his wife in 2023 died during a court appearance Friday after allegedly ingesting drugs, authorities said.

James Paul Anderson was in a Harris County district court to make a plea in the September 2023 shooting of his wife, Victoria Anderson.

At the time of the court appearance, he was out on a $300,000 bond and was set to be sentenced to 35 years in prison as part of a plea deal, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

“Shortly after arriving in court, Anderson experienced a medical emergency. A bailiff for the court administered naloxone before EMS arrived,” the office said.

Emergency vehicles respond at the scene where a murder defendant suffered a medical emergency in court in Houston.Constable Rosen via XThe Houston Fire Department took Anderson to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.