Teacher hired high school student to kill her husband, provided ‘down payment’ and details on when kids would be out of the house: Police

Inset: Stephanie Demetrius (Franklin County Sheriff

Inset: Stephanie Demetrius (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The Academy for Urban Scholars High School in Columbus, Ohio (Google Maps).

A 44-year-old substitute teacher in Ohio has been arrested in connection with a bizarre murder plot in which she allegedly hired a high school student to kill her husband amid their ongoing divorce.

Stephanie Demetrius was taken into custody last week and charged with one count of felony conspiracy to commit a crime, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.

Court documents obtained by Columbus, Ohio ABC affiliate WSYX state that Demetrius, whose last name is also listed in jail records as “Demetrious,” approached the unidentified student at the Academy for Urban Scholars High School on March 26, and offered him $2,000 to murder her husband, who is also not identified in reports. The age of the student was also not disclosed.

After Demetrius allegedly gave the student a “down payment” of $250 in cash, authorities reportedly recorded a conversation between Demetrius and the student in which she repeatedly reassured the student that she was good for the remainder of the money owed. She reportedly said that she was aware he was due an additional “15,” per WSYX.

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