YAKIMA — The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office says a couple who tried to hire a hit man to kill the woman’s ex-husband has been arrested.
The man and woman, who live in Richland, were booked into the Yakima County jail Saturday on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder.
The sheriff’s office says an unidentified person contacted law officers saying the man wanted to hire someone to kill the woman’s ex-husband, who lives in Vancouver.
The Yakima Herald-Republic says the sheriff’s office obtained text messages that backed up the informant’s story.
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