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A North Texas man is accused of unwittingly trying to hire the Johnson County sheriff to kill his estranged wife and her boyfriend.
Tab Denny Johnson, 53, was indicted last week on two counts of solicitation of capital murder.
According to court documents, Sheriff Bob Alford posed as a hit man during a phone call with Johnson, who was jailed on charges of assaulting his estranged wife.
"Johnson told Alford he would pay $8,000 for one murder and $10,000 for both of the murders," the arrest-warrant affidavit said. "Johnson also agreed to provide two all-terrain vehicles and a boat that could be held by Alford until the agreed payment price for the murders had been paid by Johnson."
Johnson reportedly told investigators that he was shocked the sheriff had tricked him.
According to court documents, Johnson had asked inmates in his cell block to kill her and her boyfriend. An inmate tipped off a sheriff's deputy, who contacted the Texas Rangers in early January.
The informant told Johnson that Alford was a hit man.
Johnson ended up having four phone conversations with the sheriff and gave him a note with instructions on where to find his wife.
In their final conversation on Jan. 7, Alford told Johnson that the slayings had been carried out.
Alford cannot comment on the case because will be called to testify at trial.
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Gingrich?
when will people learn, if you want it done you have to do it yourself and never talk about it !
Stupid is as stupid does.
Stupid old gieser. Now his wife and boyfriend can laugh about it while their cruising in his boat and ATV. She can laugh while riding the flesh rod. Plus all the inmates can laugh at him for the rest of his life. You Texans ain't the brightest.
This dim bulb can now spend his days languishing in the Texas prison system.His ex will not have to live in fear of him anymore.This is a win win for all of society.
Gee - why did I know just be reading the headline, before I even opened the story, that this fool was from Texas??
Because Charlie, if he was from New York nobody would have been smart enough to stop his plan.
Bet this makes it onto the show America's Dumbest Criminals!
What a loser. Likely why his wife dumped him. Look in the mirror moron, that's why you are, where you are.
Texas.
Know your local Sheriff...and especially know his voice!
If Texas would just ban guns then none of this would have happened.
Kennyboys - I'm struggling with your logic. A "ban" by defniition is a law, correct? This entire exchange was an ILLEGAL proposition. I think the issue here is MURDER is against the law. Everything that occured beyond that point could not be governed by ANY laws. The only laws of consideration at this point would be what punishment is to be applied.
If this guy had any smarts, and I'm certainly not accusing him of that, he would have eased on up to Arizany and hired Arpaio. Old Joe would have been glad to oblige, and if the intended victim is Black or Hispanic he would probably have gotten a discount. ASHLEY JUDD (DEM-KY) 2014! Adios Mitch.