2026年2月21日 / 美国东部时间下午3:20 / CBS/美联社
俄亥俄州当局指控一名前《美国偶像》选手枪杀妻子并伪造犯罪现场以误导调查人员。
据法庭记录显示，39岁的凯莱布·弗林于2月19日（周四）被提皮市警方在家中逮捕，并被关押至迈阿密县监狱。周五，他对谋杀、袭击和篡改证据等指控不认罪。
“我只想照顾我的女儿们。我不是危险人物，”他在监狱庭审视频中对法官塞缪尔·赫夫曼说道。
法官将保释金定为200万美元。
凯莱布·弗林，37岁，被控在俄亥俄州提皮市谋杀妻子。 迈阿密县监狱提供
凯莱布·弗林曾参加《美国偶像》第十二季。在2013年发布于该节目YouTube频道的采访中，他称自己是”音乐牧师”。
“让我与众不同的是……我绝对热爱上帝。我爱我的妻子胜过一切。她非常非常非常漂亮，”他说，”我只是一个热爱唱歌的普通人，唱歌是我世界上最爱的事。”
提皮市警方新闻稿称，37岁的中学排球教练兼前教师阿什利·弗林于周一被发现死亡，此前警方接到报案称其家中发生入室盗窃和枪击事件。警方赶到时，她的丈夫和两个孩子正在家中。
在当局公布的911报警电话录音中，情绪激动的凯莱布·弗林告诉调度员有人闯入家中杀死了他的妻子。他称妻子头部中枪多次，且不确定入侵者是否仍在屋内。
“到处都是血，天哪，天哪，天哪，”他说道。
其律师帕特里克·穆利根周六在声明中表示，他和弗林”对本案时间线过短以及似乎仓促定罪感到失望和担忧”。警方周四逮捕了弗林。”当政府线索枯竭或无法展开调查时，就会将目光投向此类案件中的幸存配偶，这会增加冤判的风险，”声明称。
提皮市警察局长格雷格·阿金斯周六在电子邮件中为调查辩护，称其”并未仓促行事”。
“相反，调查是按照彻底且审慎的流程推进的，”他说。
阿什利·弗林的家人在向CBS下属WHIO-TV发表的声明中表示，他们相信执法人员逮捕凯莱布·弗林是”适当的步骤”。
“我们心碎不已。阿什利为我们的世界带来了无尽的光明，我们正在艰难应对这巨大的损失，”家人在声明中说，”我们相信此次逮捕是经过慎重考虑后做出的，并非草率行事。在与当地警方和联邦当局沟通后，我们相信采取了正确步骤，整个流程正在妥善处理。”
提皮市学校在其Facebook页面上表示，阿什利·弗林还是一名代课教师。
“她以灿烂的笑容、温暖和善良著称，在课堂内外以及球场上都对许多人产生了积极影响，”该帖子称。
Former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn charged with murder, staging crime scene in wife’s death in Ohio
February 21, 2026 / 3:20 PM EST / CBS/AP
Authorities in Ohio have charged a former contestant on “American Idol” with shooting and killing his wife and staging the crime scene to mislead investigators.
Caleb Flynn, 39, was arrested by Tipp City police on Thursday, Feb. 19, at his home and booked into the Miami County Jail, according to court records. He pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of murder, assault and tampering with evidence.
“I just want to take care of my daughters. I’m not a risk,” he told Judge Samuel Huffman in a video of his arraignment from jail.
The judge set his bond at $2 million.
Caleb Flynn, 37, was charged with the murder of his wife in Tipp City, Ohio. Miami County Jail
Caleb Flynn appeared in season 12 of “American Idol.” In an interview posted to the show’s YouTube channel in 2013, he described himself as a music pastor.
“The thing that makes me unique … I absolutely love the Lord. I love my wife more than anything. She is very, very, very pretty,” he said. “I’m just a normal person who absolutely loves to sing more than anything in the world.”
Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old middle school volleyball coach and former teacher, was found dead Monday after officers received a report of a burglary and shooting at a Tipp City home, according to a news release by Tipp City Police. Her husband and two children were inside the home when officers arrived.
In a 911 call released by authorities, a frantic Caleb Flynn tells a dispatcher someone broke into his home and killed his wife. He says she was shot multiple times in the head and he doesn’t know whether the intruder was still there.
“There’s blood everywhere, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god,” he says.
His attorney, Patrick Mulligan, said in a statement on Saturday that he and Flynn were “disappointed and concerned about the short timeline and seeming rush to judgment in this case.” Police arrested Flynn on Thursday. “When the government runs out of leads or can’t develop leads and looks at a surviving spouse in cases such as these, the chance of a wrongful conviction increases,” the statement said.
Tipp City Police Chief Greg Adkins defended the investigation, saying in an email on Saturday that it had “not moved fast.”
“Rather, it has progressed at a pace dictated by a thorough and deliberate investigative process,” he said.
In a statement to CBS affiliate WHIO-TV, Ashley Flynn’s family said they believe law enforcement officials took “proper steps” in the arrest of Caleb Flynn.
“Our hearts are shattered. Ashley brought endless light to our world, and we are trying to navigate this immense loss,” the family said in the statement. “Our family believes this arrest was made carefully and not without serious consideration. After speaking with both local police and federal authorities, we trust the proper steps were taken, and the process is being handled appropriately.”
Ashley Flynn was also a substitute teacher, Tipp City Schools said on its Facebook page.
“She was known for her beautiful smile, warmth, kindness, and the positive impact she had on so many—both in and out of the classroom and on the court,” the post said.