Georgia inmate charged with conspiracy to commit murder

A Troup County Jail inmate conspired to have someone outside the facility killed, according to the sheriff’s office.

Investigators learned Iesha Delshay Brooks, 26, asked another inmate to make the arrangements, Troup sheriff’s Sgt. Stewart Smith said Friday in an emailed statement.

Brooks is charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

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