FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Dallas-area man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in what his attorney says was a plea deal in a fake hit man case.
Sengchann Xayasith (SENG'-chan ZY'-uh-sith) of Irving was sentenced after pleading guilty Monday to solicitation of capital murder.
Defense attorney Rose Anna Salinas says Xayasith has a history of drug addiction, didn't intend to kill anyone and just wanted money. Salinas said Wednesday there was never an intended target.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (bit.ly/QQdMgQ) reports Xayasith told undercover officers he was a hit man and would carry out a killing for $15,000.
Xayasith was arrested last September in a drug investigation. Police say Xayasith agreed to kill a man he believed was a crime lord. Nobody was hurt.
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Information from: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, http://www.star-telegram.com
