The man arrested for allegedly shooting 3 people dead in a bizarre boat attack in North Carolina Saturday night sued Kellie Pickler, claiming she tried to poison him, earlier this year — over a decade after he was her date to the CMT Music Awards.
Once you soak that in … let us explain. Nigel Edge, a Brunswick County resident, has been accused of shooting down 3 people and injuring 8 others at the American Fish Company saloon in Southport, North Carolina Saturday night.
In February, the same man accused Pickler of trying to take his life by poisoning him the same night they attended the CMTs together in 2012, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. He even includes a photo of the pair at the event — notably, he calls it the CMA Awards, but the photo shows them at the CMTs.
Edge claims in his lawsuit that the former “American Idol” contestant handed him a poisoned glass of Jim Beam at the big event, and he’s only alive to tell the tale because he did not drink it.
The suspected murderer represented himself in the filing. TMZ has reached out to Pickler’s legal team for comment … so far, no word back…