Mother accused in murder-for-hire plot to kill witness who saw her son strangled, stabbed in pot rip-off
A woman in Tennessee allegedly tried to hire a man to murder a witness testifying against two men accused of killing her son, who was hit, kicked, strangled and stabbed in a pot rip-off last year.
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A woman is facing charges after allegedly tried to hire a man to murder a witness testifying against two men accused of killing her son, who was hit, kicked, strangled and stabbed in a pot rip-off last year.
Ashley Brown, 42, was arrested after a confidential informant allegedly tipped off investigators with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee that she had been trying to hire him to kill a witness to the November 2022 murder of her son, Gavin Brown, authorities said in a news release.
Prosecutors wouldn’t reveal why they believed Ashley Brown would want a witness to her son’s murder killed, but she allegedly told the informant she did not want to be tied to the slaying — or go to jail.
She also allegedly told the informant she knew the witness’ work schedule, workplace location, and vehicle, and that she wanted the death to look like a suicide, officials said.
“Brown stated that if she committed the murder that she would have to leave town, and it would appear as if she was guilty,” authorities said in their news release. “By soliciting the murder from someone that had no ties to her son’s murder, the informant would not have anything to worry about.”
Ashley Brown was booked into the Sullivan County Jail on charges of soliciting first-degree murder. Her bond was set at $500,000. She does not have an attorney, but prosecutors said she will likely be appointed one at her first court appearance, set for Tuesday.
