COLUMBIA, S.C. — A white South Carolina man offered $500 to a supposed hit man to kill his black neighbour, hang his body from a tree and burn a cross on his lawn — but the hit man was really an undercover officer, federal prosecutors say. Brandon Lecroy was arrested last month after he gave the man a $100 down payment and told him he might have more people to kill later, according to an affidavit unsealed after Lecroy was indicted Tuesday. Lecroy found the “hit man” through a white supremacist group, authorities said. Lecroy sent the undercover officer pictures of the neighbour he wanted killed in the small town of Hodges in Greenwood County, according to court papers. The affidavit did not explain why Lecroy allegedly wanted to kill his neighbour, but he did tell the officer “$500 and he’s a ghost.”Lecroy, 32, has been sent for a mental exam, according to court papers.

Source: National Post May 08, 2018 23:26 UTC