Arkansas woman, 56, is 'caught on tape talking about trying to murder her husband by poisoning his drinks with Visine eye drops over four days'

 An Arkansas woman was recorded on tape talking about poisoning her husband to death by putting Visine eye drops in his drink for at least four days straight, police said.

Tina Glasco, 56, of Paragould, Arkansas, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with attempted murder in the first degree.

Local investigators first learned of Glasco’s alleged attempt to poison her husband on Tuesday, KAIT-TV reported.

‘Officers collected an audio recording of Tina making statements about poisoning her husband with Visine eye drops with the purpose to cause serious physical injury and death,’ according to the police affidavit.

‘In the recording, Tina stated she had been putting a large amount of Visine drops in her husband’s drinks for over four days.’

Authorities have also charged Glasco with conduct constituting attempt.

Bond for Glasco was set at $100,000 by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. She is scheduled to appear in court on January 4.

Visine is a nonprescription medication used to treat redness in the eyes and other minor irritations.

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Visine is a nonprescription medication used to treat redness in the eyes and other minor irritations. The active ingredient in Visine is tetrahydrozoline. In small doses, tetrahydrozoline, a decongestant, is considered safe when applied to the eye. But large doses taken orally could put one at risk of slow heartbeat, hypothermia, a coma, or even death

The active ingredient in Visine is tetrahydrozoline, which was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1954.

The chemical is part of a family of drugs called imidazoles. It can be found in other over-the-counter medications such as Murine Plus, Altazine, and Clarine.

In small doses, tetrahydrozoline, a decongestant, is considered safe when applied to the eye.

But large doses taken orally could put one at risk of slow heartbeat, hypothermia, a coma, or even death.

In December 2019, Joshua Lee Hunsucker, 36, of Gaston County, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with fatally poisoning his wife, Stacy Robinson Hunsucker, 32, using Visine eye drops.

A test on a sample of Stacy's blood found massively elevated levels of tetrahydrozoline.

The amount found was roughly 30 to 40 times higher than the therapeutic level, which investigators said would have had a 'dramatic effect on her heart, which would cause heart stoppage in a short amount of time.'

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In December 2019, Joshua Lee Hunsucker (right), 36, of Gaston County, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with fatally poisoning his wife, Stacy Robinson Hunsucker (left), 32, using Visine eye drops 

Authorities alleged that in September 2018, Hunsucker killed his wife, who was born with a heart defect, in order to collect $250,000 from two life insurance policies. 

Hunsucker also allegedly began dating another woman prior to his wife’s death, raising suspicions of family members. 

Hunsucker is free on bail, though is under a state-mandated curfew. His case is currently in pre-trial stage.

He also faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his former mother-in-law.