Inmate tried to plot Troup County deputy’s murder, cops say
An inmate’s plans to solicit the murder of a Troup County deputy from behind bars failed this week, authorities said.
Jonathan Taylor Lawrence, 28, of Senoia, was rearrested Wednesday and charged with felony criminal attempt/murder.
On July 18, he was originally booked on a charge of threatening a witness, according to Troup sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Stewart Smith. Details about that case have not been released.
The sheriff’s office and the Criminal Investigations Division launched a probe Aug. 20 after receiving information that Lawrence was possibly soliciting someone to kill a Troup deputy, Smith said.
During the investigation, Lawrence provided an undercover officer with plans about carrying out the crime against the deputy, according to the sheriff’s office. Due to security reasons, the deputy’s name was not released.
It is not clear why the official was targeted. Smith said he did not have details about any connection between the inmate and the deputy.
No further information was provided.
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