“American Idol” Alum Caleb Flynn Breaks Down After Being Convicted of Killing His Wife

“American Idol” alum and ex-church pastor Caleb Flynn sobbed in court as the jury found him guilty of heinously murdering his wife while she slept in their bed, so he could plan a future with his much-younger mistress, an Ohio jury decided Tuesday.

The 40-year-old husband and father of two preteen daughters staged a phony break-in at their Tipp City home as a cover for fatally shooting his wife, Ashley, on Feb. 16, the jury in Miami County concluded after deliberating for 2.5 hours.

A blubbering Flynn fought to keep his composure but tears filled his eyes as he wept while the judge read guilty verdicts for all 11 counts against him, which included tampering with evidence and other related crimes, in addition to aggravated murder — which could land him in prison without the possibility of parole.

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“He made a choice. Ashley lost her life,” Ohio Prosecutor Paul Watkins told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday.

Flynn staged the crime scene to make it look like a home invader broke into the couple’s house, and sH๏τ his 37-year-old wife while he and his two daughters were asleep, prosecutors argued in court.