CHARLESTON, SC (AP) - A former Charleston firefighter has been sentenced to federal prison for trying to hire an undercover police officer to kill his wife.
Local media outlets report 42-year-old Edward Clinton Jones III was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in prison. He previously pleaded guilty to murder for hire charges.
Authorities say Jones approached a man and asked him if he knew someone who would be willing to kill his wife. Jones allegedly told the man he wanted his wife killed because she was planning on leaving him and moving to Delaware with their children.
The man went to police and later met with Jones and an undercover officer, whom authorities say Jones offered to pay $8,000 to "finish off" his wife. Testimony revealed Jones wanted to collect insurance money.
