A Las Cruces man who repeatedly contacted what he thought was a murder-for-hire website has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for seeking to kill his girlfriend s mother, federal officials
An undercover officer confirmed with the suspect that they wanted the 7-year-old killed. The teen also allegedly confirmed the name of the child, their home and address, and at what time the child would be at the house.
21-year-old Josiah Ernesto Garcia was accused of submitting a resume and job application to the parody website in February. Court documents showed that Garcia requested a position that utilized his military experience such as shooting and killing the marked target.
Josiah Garcia was arrested this week after he allegedly submitted an application and accepted a fake contract from RentAHitman.com without knowing it was a parody website.