DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A Door County couple has been charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill a police drug informant.
Michael Estevez, 30, and Elizabeth Huettl, 29, were charged in February with delivering heroin.
Prosecutors say Estevez, once behind bars, then asked a fellow inmate to give the informant a lethal drug overdose.
Police say they monitored conversations on the matter, which reportedly included a meeting between the former inmate and Huettl.
The reported final offer was $1,200 and a used vehicle.
The attack was never carried out.
Cash bond has been set at $50,000 for Estevez and $25,000 for Huettl.
Estevez returns to court on April 10 on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Intentional Homicide, Solicitation of Intentional Homicide, and Intimidating a Witness.
Huettl is scheduled to be back in court on April 26, facing charges of Conspiracy to Commit Intentional Homicide and three counts of Bail Jumping.
