He hired two hitmen to kidnap his wife and they drowned

Louisiana millionaire pleaded guilty to orchestrating the removal of his spouse, from which he was separated, a plot that went wrong when the Of men he hired drowned trying to escape the police.

Lawrence Michael Handley and Schanda Handley tied the knot in 2006, but the relationship deteriorated in 2017 and cross-accusations began. The man then planned the kidnapping of his wife and hired two men with criminal records, Sylvester Bracey and Arsenio Haynes, who in early August 2017, armed with automatic pistols, forced their way into the house and “handcuffed them the woman, they put a bag over her head and forcibly took her away, ”according to court documents.

The criminals put her in a van, but they caught attention and started to be chased. In an attempt to escape the police, the men abandoned the vehicle and jumped into a canal, where they drowned. Their bodies were found less than a day later. Schanda Handley was found alive in the back of the truck.

Now Handley has pleaded guilty to two counts of 2nd degree kidnapping and one count of attempted 2nd degree kidnapping after reaching a plea deal. This allowed him to avoid a charge of aggravated kidnapping, which carries a life sentence.