Ohio school staffer arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot involving student
- Stephanie Demetrius, a 44-year-old Ohio substitute teacher, was arrested for allegedly hiring a student to murder her husband.
- Demetrius and her husband were undergoing divorce proceedings initiated in April 2024, and he had filed for emergency custody in July.
- Demetrius contacted a student at the Academy for Urban Scholars High School on March 26 and discussed times when her children would be away.
- Demetrius allegedly offered the student $2,000, providing a $250 down payment and stating, "They don't care about the neighbors,"
- Demetrius is held on a $150,000 bond and must stay away from her husband and family, with a preliminary hearing set for April 11.
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Ohio school staffer arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot involving student
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A high school substitute teacher working at a Columbus, Ohio, area charter school was arrested under the suspicion of engaging in a murder-for-hire arrangement with a student. According to court documents, a student at the Academy for Urban Scholars High School, located in the Woodland Park area, was approached by a staff member and was offered $2,000 to kill her husband, with whom she is separated. The staffer, later ide…
School staffer arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot involving student
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A high school substitute teacher working at a Columbus, Ohio, area charter school was arrested under the suspicion of engaging in a murder-for-hire arrangement with a student. According to court documents, a student at the Academy for Urban Scholars High School, located in the Woodland Park area, was approached by a staff member and was offered $2,000 to kill her husband, with whom she is separated. The staffer, later ide…
Ohio school staffer arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A high school substitute teacher at an east Columbus charter school was arrested under the suspicion of engaging a murder-for-hire arrangement with a student. According to court documents, a student at the Academy for Urban Scholars High School, located on East Broad Street in the Woodland Park area, was approached by a staff member and was offered $2,000 to kill her husband, with whom she is separated. Unsolved Ohio…
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