Las Cruces man sentenced to 10 years for paying hitman $200 to kill his girlfriend’s mother
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- A Las Cruces man was just sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison for his attempt to hire an undercover ATF agent to murder his girlfriend's mother for $200. That is according to federal prosecutors in New Mexico.
Court documents state that from April 10, 2022 to May 11, 2022, Leif Hayman hired the undercover agent through the website "rentahitman.com." They add that Hayman submitted three service requests, giving his contact information, as well as information on the intended victim.
"In his first request on April 10, Hayman stated he wanted to 'hurt' the victim, writing 'I want her gone now, too much that I don't like about her she's controlling my wife,'" federal prosecutors explained Friday. "He submitted additional requests on April 17 and April 20 under different aliases, expressing his desire to have the victim killed."
