Soldier arrested for plot to kill wife

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Posted: 3:04 PM Nov 26, 2008
Last Updated: 3:04 PM Nov 26, 2008

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A U.S. Army soldier wanted in a murder-for-hire plot in Ada, Oklahoma, has been arrested in San Francisco after arriving on a flight from South Korea where he was deployed.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say 26-year-old Michael Crawford was arrested Tuesday at San Francisco International Airport.

Crawford is charged with conspiracy in federal court in Muskogee for allegedly plotting with the two Ada women to have his wife killed.

Prosecutors say Crawford and Tonia Mullins discussed killing his wife to collect a $250,000 life insurance policy and get married.

Crawford's aunt - Regina Hercules - was accused of offering to help pay a hit man.

Mullins and Hercules have each pleaded guilty to conspiracy and murder-for-hire charges.

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Posted by: Anonymous Location: Denison on Dec 3, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Okay, both of them look like they fell off the ugly tree and hit every branch down. (:

Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 30, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Hey whoknowswho...I agree with you!

Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 30, 2008 at 12:04 PM
that is just sick! My husband serves in the US Army and that is just sick, how some one could do that he ruined his life and he will pay one way or another. I hope it is long and suffering.

Posted by: Lisa Location: Sherman on Nov 30, 2008 at 02:23 AM
Those women look as if they have been hit with the ugly stick too many times. I wonder how ugly the guy is.

Posted by: dave Location: sherman on Nov 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
hope he turned gay in korea dosent look like hes fairing much better here.

Posted by: Fearless Location: Ardmore on Nov 28, 2008 at 10:43 PM
They are very sick people and i hope they get what they deserve and as far as the husband he waisted his life by doing something that stupid i hope the young lady moves on with her life that this happened to and fine someone that will treat her right.

Posted by: jim bob Location: ada on Nov 27, 2008 at 08:10 AM
talk bout a long flight home!

Posted by: whoknowswho Location: America on Nov 26, 2008 at 09:33 PM
I wish I could say the world is getting more and more crazy but when we live in a world where we will elect someone who wants to take what we have and give to people with out our consent...well look for people to just get more selfish and think that they can get by with anything. The biggest problem with America is not the economy it is the social acceptance that whatever you want to do you should be able to do. I hope these ladies and the person who tried to hire them go to jail for a very long time and maybe there they will have things taken from them with out their consent...Oh and you bleeding hearts bring it on.

Posted by: Judge on Nov 26, 2008 at 07:41 PM
The jabba twins made kxii for the 4th time. What is the current record?

Posted by: Phi Slamma Jamma Location: Sherman on Nov 26, 2008 at 03:08 PM
What fine upstanding citizens! Needle 'em all.

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