Alabama chiropractor accused of poisoning his estranged wife with LEAD particles is released on bail

An Alabama chiropractor accused of trying to kill his wife by giving her lead-contaminated vitamins has been released on half a million dollars bail to allow him to pay alimony and child support.

Brian Mann, 33, left the Morgan County Jail on Wednesday, just five days after he was arrested and charged with attempted murder.

Mann is accused of giving his wife Hannah Pettey, 24, a “diet supplement” for several months that he said would boost her immune system.

What the pills actually did was poison Pettey because they contained lead particles. She was hospitalized on January 18, 2022 and was not well enough to return home for two months.

Brian Mann, 33, left the Morgan County Jail on Wednesday, just five days after he was arrested and charged with attempted murder. Mann is accused of giving his wife Hannah Pettey, 24, a “diet supplement” for several months that he said would boost her immune system

Just days after leaving the hospital, Pettey dropped her bombshell charges of attempted murder and filed for divorce, ending the $1.3 million life insurance policies he had on her and another 1 $.5 million detailed in two additional insurance claims that were denied.

She amended her complaint days later, saying Mann had “committed attacks on her person… by intentionally causing her to unknowingly ingest lead particles.”

Mann’s response was that she had “no probable cause” because he had not been arrested or served with a search warrant, and that she was using the criminal investigation to blackmail him.

By August, the divorce was halted to allow police to complete their investigation.

Mann was charged in late August and arrested on September 2 for attempted murder.

He was released on September 7 on $500,000 bail on condition that he surrender his guns, wear an ankle monitor and surrender his passport.

A week later, however, Mann’s bail was withdrawn because he allegedly had not given up his passport.

Mann’s response to Pettey’s lawsuit was that she had “no probable cause” because he had not been arrested or served with a search warrant, and that she was using the criminal investigation to blackmail him

Pettey dropped her bombastic attempted murder allegation and filed for divorce days after leaving the hospital

Mann and Pettey’s home in Hartselle, Alabama

According to News 19, Mann’s father filed an affidavit in late November demanding his son’s release and promising he would not flee the country.

“I believe Brian poses no escape risk,” he wrote. “He has invested much of his life and resources in Morgan County, Alabama, and I believe it is his intention to remain in Morgan County, Alabama, throughout the duration of this trial.”

His father and his father’s wife filed a report with the State Department, demanding that it be declared missing after an extensive search.

Mann was released on Wednesday and Judge Charles Elliott threatened him that “even one speeding ticket” would see him back behind bars.

While Elliott apparently didn’t want to release Mann, he did note that he was $8,000 in child support arrears and it was only going to get worse the longer he stayed in prison. It is unclear whether Mann still has his driver’s license or whether he can pay the necessary money.

In late November, Mann’s father filed an affidavit demanding his son’s release and promising he would not flee the country to bail him out

While a judge apparently didn’t want to release Mann, he did note that he was $8,000 in arrears on Pettey’s child support payments and that it was only going to get worse the longer he stayed in prison

The judge didn’t want Mann and Pettey’s children to suffer with him in jail and behind alimony

According to court records, Mann’s passport is still unknown.

He is also not allowed to leave his house between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m., he must return to prison every weekend between 4 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Monday, and must wear a GPS ankle monitor.

He is also not allowed to contact his wife – who filed a petition to have divorce proceedings resumed in September – and must submit to drug tests and not be found in possession of alcohol.

A jury trial is scheduled to begin on October 23.

It’s not Mann’s only legal issue, as he’s also facing a malpractice lawsuit from a patient who said he intentionally performed chiropractic manipulations that made her unable to walk, according to the Hartselle Enquirer.