An Indiana woman on Wednesday waived her right to a preliminary hearing, and will face trial for allegedly trying to hire a hit man to kill her estranged fiancé.
33-year-old Amber Plavi is charged with solicitation to commit three crimes: criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and burglary. She’s accused of offering 34-year-old Jonathan McLaurine $80,000 from the life insurance policy of the intended victim, Ryan Fritz. Investigators say Plavi had a nine-millimeter handgun with her that she had gotten from Fritz’s truck and that the plot involved her leaving a door unlocked at Fritz’s home to allow McLaurine to get in and shoot Fritz.
Authorities were told of the scheme by a confidential informant, who confirmed the details after interviewing McLaurine and Corey Webb, who had accompanied Plavi to the home and witnessed the offer in January.
District Judge George Thachik forwarded all three charges to common pleas court.
