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Woman offered undercover officer $200 to kill ex-husband, prosecutor says

Posted at 2:08 PM, Aug 06, 2015
and last updated 2015-08-06 16:01:52-04

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. — A Muskegon Heights woman was charged Thursday after allegedly trying to hire an assassin to kill her ex-husband.

Evelyn Smith, 40, allegedly offered the “assassin,” an undercover police officer, $200 for the killing, according to Muskegon County Prosecutor DJ Hilson.

She is currently being held on a $1 million bond, Hilson said.  She was arraigned on a charge of solicitation to commit murder.

Smith was arrested after the undercover officer met with her Tuesday in Muskegon Heights, according to a release.    Officials say they started investigating the assassination plot July 27 after being contacted by Smith’s ex-husband, a 43-year-old Muskegon Heights man.