Solano Co. Woman Who Failed To Call 911 In Husband's Death Sentenced To 3 Years In Jail

SOLANO COUNTY, CA -- A Fairfield woman was sentenced today to three years in Solano County Jail for the involuntary manslaughter of her husband in 2015, according to the Solano County District Attorney's Office. Carissa Aldrich, 39, was convicted by a jury on June 30 for the death of her husband Timothy Michael Aldrich on Oct. 24, 2015.

Aldrich's 10-year-old son stabbed Timothy Aldrich, 45, in the abdomen in the kitchen of the family's Overture Lane home in Fairfield during a domestic argument.

Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams said Carissa Aldrich waited seven hours before calling 911 around 6 a.m. on Oct. 25. Timothy Aldrich died before paramedics arrived.

Aldrich was arrested on Nov. 13, 2015. Fairfield police said there were previous domestic violence incidents at the Aldrich residence.

Carissa Aldrich testified that her husband prohibited her from calling police after the stabbing because he would be arrested in light of the prior incidents.

Aldrich faced four years in prison. Solano County Superior Court Judge Peter Foor approved allowing her to serve her three-year term in the county jail.

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By Bay City News Service

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