LATIMER COUNTY, Oklahoma (KFSM) The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has arrested a wife and her husband in connection with a murder-for-hire plot.
According to OSBI, Courtney Deatherage, 25, and her husband Dustin Deatherage, 26, both face solicitation of murder charges in connection with the plot.
OSBI investigators say Courtney reached out to a family friend in Texas and asked if that individual would kill her ex-husband.
They agreed to $250 down and another $250 when it was done. Courtney also agreed to provide the gun.
The individual contacted law enforcement and reported the situation.
On Jan. 22, 2021, the family friend traveled from Texas to meet with Courtney and Dustin and the three gathered in Courtney’s vehicle to finalize the deal.
Saturday, January 30th 2021, 12:23 pm
By: News On 6
LATIMER COUNTY, Okla. -
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested a woman and her husband in connection with a murder-for-hire plot.
Courtney Deatherage and her husband Dustin Deatherage, both face solicitation of murder charges. Investigators say Courtney reached out to a family friend in Texas and asked if that individual would kill her ex-husband and they agreed on a $500 fee.
On Friday, January 22, the family friend traveled from Texas to meet with the couple. Investigators say Courtney gave the individual a loaded twelve-gauge shotgun, that they picked up from Dustin’s grandfather’s home. Law enforcement made a traffic stop, at which point Courtney was arrested.
By Derrick James | STAFF WRITER Jan 28, 2021
Courtney Nicole Deatherage
A Latimer County woman told investigators she âdidnât think anything would happenâ after her alleged murder for hire plot was foiled.
Courtney Nicole Deatherage, aka Courtney Deela, 25, Wilburton, was charged with one felony county of solicitation for murder in the first degree, according to court documents filed by the District 16 District Attorneyâs Office.
Records show Deatherage was booked Jan. 26 into the Latimer County Jail and is no longer in custody after posting a $100,000 bond through a bondsman.
A probable cause affidavit prepared by Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Agent John Jones states the agent spoke with a man who said Deatherage wanted him to kill another man for a total of $500.