Christopher Yingling, 42, of Birdsboro, Pa. is already in custody.
He is charged with the shooting and wounding of his girlfriend's ex-husband in Spring Township on January 24, 2012, and with the alleged sexual assault of that man's 14-year-old daughter from June 1 to December 27, 2011.
Prosecutors say they intercepted phone conversations and a hand-written note in which Yingling made arrangements with another inmate to help orchestrate the killings of the ex-husband, the 14-year-old girl, other family members and key witnesses to earlier crimes.
The arrangements allegedly involved Yingling's brother, a designated "hit man," a 20-gauge Mossberg shotgun and a Chevrolet pickup truck.
Yingling was charged Monday with Criminal Solicitation to Commit First Degree Murder. Bail was set at $500,000 and he was returned to jail.
