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Caleb Flynn, 39, a former “American Idol” contestant, has been charged with aggravated murder and several other charges after authorities say he killed his wife, Ashley Flynn, in their Ohio home on Feb. 16.
A Miami County grand jury returned Flynn with 11 counts of aggravated murder, three counts of murder, two counts of aggravated assault, three counts of tampering with evidence and two counts of criminal witness intimidation, according to court records reviewed by Fox News Digital. A number of cases involve the specification of firearms.
Flynn was previously charged with murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of tampering with evidence.
Prosecutors say Flynn used a 9mm handgun and staged the scene to try to mislead investigators. Flynn pleaded not guilty, and his bond was previously set at $2 million.
Ashley and Caleb Flynn in an undated photo with their two children. (GoFundMe)
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Flynn, prosecutors say, between Feb. 16 and Feb. 18, is also accused of trying to intimidate a witness in the days following the incident. The case does not produce a witness.
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Audio from a 911 call previously obtained by Fox News Digital shows Flynn telling a dispatcher that someone had broken into his home and shot his wife.
“Oh my god, somebody broke into my house, somebody broke into my house and shot my wife,” said Caleb Flynn. “My wife was shot twice in the head, blood is everywhere. Oh my God! My God.”
Body camera footage shows Caleb Flynn reacting to his wife’s murder at their home in Tipp City, Ohio on Feb. 16, 2026. (Tipp Township Police Department)
Only Ashley and Caleb Flynn and their two children were inside the home at the time of the incident.
“RP and the baby girl are locked in the room,” the dispatcher told police, according to the outlet. “Just a fix – the kids will be sleeping in their rooms right now.”
Caleb Flynn’s booking photo at the Miami County Jail, Dayton, Ohio, Thursday, February 19, 2026. (Miami County Jail)
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In a previous statement to Fox News Digital, Caleb Flynn’s attorney, L. Patrick Mulligan, said prosecutors rushed to charge his client with murder.
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“Caleb Flynn entered a plea of Not Guilty this morning and looks forward to defending this case. We are both disappointed and concerned by the short timeline and apparent rush to judgment in this case,” Mulligan said. “If the government runs out of leads or can’t develop a lead and looks at the surviving spouse in cases like this, the chances of wrongful convictions increase.”
Caleb Flynn at the 2013 “American Idol” home interview. Caleb is the husband of Ashley Flynn, who was shot and killed in her home in Ohio on Monday, February 16, 2026. (YouTube/American Idol)
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Caleb Flynn was a contestant”American Idol” and talked about his love for his wife during an interview that will take place on the show in 2013 during the Hometown Interview segment.
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“I absolutely love the Lord. I love my wife more than anything. She’s so beautiful, so beautiful. … I love her,” Caleb Flynn said. “But, you know, I’m just a normal person who absolutely loves to sing more than anything in the world.”
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Adam Sabes of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
