Man accused of trying to kill his own unborn child on Christmas Day by slipping a poison in his girlfriend's drink after Googling 'ways to cause a miscarriage'
- Jarod Rebuck, 25, allegedly slipped herbal supplement into drink to kill baby
- Police say he researched what would kill the fetus in advance
- But woman was suspicious and refused drink given to her on Christmas
- Police were called to house in Fishersburg, Indiana, and arrested Rebuck
- Dailymails
A man allegedly tried to killed his own unborn child by giving his pregnant girlfriend a poisoned drink so she would miscarry on Christmas Day.
Jarod Rebuck, 25, slipped an herbal substance into a drink for the Kayla Frye after researching what would kill the unborn baby, police said.
He allegedly bought a bottle of clary sage from an herbal supplement store near their home in Fishersburg, Indiana, after searching Google for 'ways to cause a miscarriage'.
'Poisoned Christmas drink': Jarod Rebuck, 25, (left) has been accused of slipping an herbal substance into the drink of his girlfriend Kayla Frye (right) so she would miscarry their child
'Poisoned Christmas drink': Jarod Rebuck, 25, has been accused of slipping an herbal substance into his girlfriend's drink so she would miscarry their child
Together: Rebuck and Frye were spending Christmas together at the time of the alleged crime
Detectives say he then slipped some of the substance into a drink for her - but she refused it because of its odd smell, Fox59 reported.
According to WISH-TV, Frye then looked through his cell phone and found attempts to research miscarriage-inducing chemicals in his search history.
She called police who arrested Rebuck and charged him with attempted feticide - the crime of trying to kill an unborn child. Detectives say he admitted to them that he was trying to kill the baby.
Clary sage oil is claimed to help with menstrual cramps or other forms of stress. But the substance is often accompanied with warnings against use in pregnancy.
Rebuck appeared before a judge in Madison County, who set his bail at $20,000 and gave prosecutors until December 31 to formalize charges.
Suspicious: Frye, pictured above, refused the drink because of its odd smell - then allegedly found incriminating searches on Rebuck's phone
'Slipped in her drink': Rebuck allegedly used an extract of clary sage, shown above next to the plant, in the
