A Florida teenager stole his parents and tried to hire his killer: the police

A Florida teenager was arrested this week for stealing money from her parents to fund a murder plot for rent, the police said Tuesday.

The 17-year-old was arrested after stealing her parents' debit card and withdrew more than $ 1,400, according to an affidavit for her arrest at the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Witnesses told the police that the teenager had given a friend "a lot of money" to find someone who kills his parents.

The suspect's boyfriend told detectives that he had seen her in a "known drug house" Monday morning, where she had announced his plan.

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The authorities found the girl at her home and she told the police that she had spent $ 100 on cocaine, and then gave $ 400 to a friend to hire someone to kill her. parents. When the act was not committed, she gave the remaining $ 900 to someone else to commit the murder.

The parents of the teenager were not injured but decided to file a complaint. She was arrested on two charges of murder.

"The young suspect was detained and transported to Lake County Prison where she was treated and handed over to the Ministry of Juvenile Justice," said Lake County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Sgt. Fred Jones said in a statement.

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