'I need gas money': Man wanted to 'smoke' the mother of his child's new boyfriend but needed a ride from his friends, authorities say
Story by Conrad Hoyt • 17h
A Texas man is accused of seeking to kill the mother of his child's new boyfriend and enlisting the help of his friends because he needed a ride to confront the man.
Hugo Carlin, 19, is charged with soliciting someone to commit murder, McLennan County jail records show. He was booked into the McLennan County Jail on Wednesday and is being held on $250,000 bail.
According to authorities, Carlin had a "desire to commit murder," but he had a problem: He needed a way of reaching his intended target.
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"I need gas money bro," the suspect said in a text to 22-year-old Elian Araujo, according to an arrest affidavit reviewed by local CBS affiliate KWTX.
"I'm not playing," another message read, along with the threat that the defendant was going to "smoke" the victim.
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