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Man pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot

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on November 19, 2008

in U.S. District Court

. Tags: Bill Perkins, Knox County, Randall Perkins, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, U.S. District Court, Whitley County.

LONDON, Ky. — A Knox County man pleaded guilty today for his part in a murder-for-hire scheme.

Bill Perkins, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. He admitted that in June he tried to help his brother, who was a Whitely County jail inmate, arrange a hit on a witness in a drug-trafficking case against him, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Perkins admitted he gave a $500 down payment and a .22-caliber rifle to a cooperating witness. His jailed brother, Randall Perkins, had promised $4,000 and a car if the man killed the witness.

The cooperating witness worked with authorities to stage a murder scene and showed a picture of it to Randall Perkins on his cell phone.

From jail, he called his brother and told him to make a check out to the witness for “building a garage.” A search later revealed a receipt, according to the press release.

Bill Perkins is scheduled for sentencing on March 12 in U.S. District Court in Lexington. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years and a $250,000 release.

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

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