North Dakota woman accused of poisoning boyfriend over inheritance to serve 25 years in prison

A North Dakota woman who was accused of poisoning her fellow volition service 25 years successful situation pursuing a blameworthy plea.

Ina Thea Kenoyer, 48, was arrested by Minot constabulary past October aft she was accused of utilizing antifreeze to termination 51-year-old Steven Edward Riley Jr. Authorities said Kenoyer believed helium was going to interruption up with her aft receiving a ample inheritance, but investigators doubted the inheritance existed, the Minot Daily News reported. 

Kenoyer entered her blameworthy plea successful May aft accepting a woody with prosecutors, according to KFYR-TV. 

State District Judge Richard Hagar connected Wednesday accepted attorneys' associated sentencing proposal of 50 years successful situation – for Kenoyer to serve 25 years, with 25 years suspended – on with 10 years of supervised probation and $3,455 successful restitution paid to Riley's family.

WOMAN ACCUSED OF POISONING, KILLING BOYFRIEND HOURS AFTER HE RECEIVED AN INHERITANCE

This photograph from Steve Riley's Facebook shows him with the woman accused of sidesplitting him, Ina Kenoyer. (Facebook/Steve Riley)

Riley reportedly became sick portion gathering with a lawyer connected Sept. 3. Kenoyer called 911 the adjacent day, and paramedics recovered Riley unresponsive. He was primitively taken to a section aesculapian installation earlier being transferred to a Bismarck hospital wherever helium died Sept. 5, constabulary said connected Facebook. 

An autopsy recovered Riley died from ethylene glycol poisoning, according to a Minot constabulary officer's affidavit. Ethylene glycol is utilized successful antifreeze.

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Defendant Ina Thea Kenoyer exits the courtroom with her attorney, Tyler Morrow, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, successful Minot, North Dakota. (Charles Crane/Minot Daily News via AP)

Authorities said Kenoyer claimed Riley had been drinking intoxicant each time and suffered vigor changeable successful the days earlier his death. Kenoyer knew of the alleged inheritance, which she thought was implicit $30 cardinal and felt she was owed a information of it arsenic Riley's common-law wife, according to the affidavit.

North Dakota, however, does not admit common-law marriages.

Minot Police Department arrested Ina Thea Kenoyer connected Oct. 30, 2023, and charged her with sidesplitting her fellow done poisoning. (Google Earth)

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Riley’s sister, Stephanie Gonzalez, provided a unfortunate interaction connection to the tribunal that read, "Regardless of what your last condemnation volition be, it volition beryllium excessively bully for you. Like the families of immoderate unfortunate feels, the punishment should acceptable the crime. Fortunately for you, the Department of Corrections doesn’t enactment antifreeze successful the iced tea."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.