By Curt Lanning
5 News Online
WASHINGTON COUNTY — A Lincoln man is accused of trying to hire a hit man from inside the jail to kill a judge, a prosecuting attorney and the father of his kidnapping victims, authorities said on Wednesday (Sept. 10).
Damian Kelley, 21, was searching for a hit man when a cooperating source tipped off authorities of his activities last month, according to deputies. On Aug. 29, authorities launched an undercover operation into the allegation about Kelley wanting to hire a hit man. Kelley laid out his plans to a person in jail who he thought was a hit man, offering $12,000 for three murders, according to authorities.
“He thought he had hired somebody to take care of these three people and in reality it was an undercover officer that had posed as the hit man or the man that was going to make it happen,” Chief Deputy Jay Cantrell said.
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