Woman accused of stabbing husband formally charged

BOULDER - A woman accused of stabbing her husband less than two months after their wedding day is now facing second-degree murder charges.

Boulder County prosecutors formally charged 36-year-old Traci Housman on Wednesday.

According to the arrest affidavit, she told police she stabbed her husband John in self defense.

Housman told police they were drinking a lot the night of Aug. 2 and started arguing after "John began telling everyone, 'I'm a gay guy.'"

Traci Housman says when they got home the fight got physical and she "broke away from John and ran towards the kitchen to get a knife to defend herself."

She called 911 after stabbing him in the chest.

When paramedics arrived, Housman was performing CPR on her husband but he was already dead.

She faces up to 32 years in prison if convicted.