A Montgomery County man is behind bars, accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill his ex-girlfriend and two men she had dated after him.
The investigation began on November 25, 2024, while detectives were investigating the misuse of the inmate telephone system.
Dr. Hamid Mirshojae was shot and killed in the parking lot of his family medicine clinic in August, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Chicago rapper "Lil Durk" has been charged in a murder-for-hire scheme.
Coincidentally, Merchant's arraignment came the same day a different man -- 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh -- appeared in a Florida court to answer firearm charges connected to an unrelated apparent alleged attempt on Trump's life.
Prosecutors read out several text messages in court between the co-defendants in the fatal shooting of Arturo Cantu, which they said is proof of their murder-for-hire plan.