A Texas man set to accept a plea deal and be sentenced for allegedly murdering his wife suddenly suffered a "medical emergency" in court and died, authorities say.

James Paul Anderson, 39, was charged in a Harris County court with murdering his wife, Victoria Lynn Anderson, 34, in 2023.

On Friday, he was out on a $300,000 bond when he returned to court to enter a plea on the murder charge.

James Anderson was set to agree to be sentenced to 35 years in prison as part of the plea deal, the Harris County District Attorney's Office said . And then a shocking event occurred.

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