Kansas City, Mo. ? A suburban Kansas City woman was so eager to have her husband killed that she offered her wedding ring in payment, authorities said.

Amanda Booker, 23, of Blue Springs, was being held on $100,000 bond Tuesday after being charged with attempted first-degree murder.

Kansas City Police said Booker began contacting people earlier this year to find someone to kill Zachary Booker.

The Bookers have a 5-week-old baby, but they have been separated since December, police said.

Zachary Booker said he had kept in touch with his wife and daughter after moving out.

He knew things weren’t good between him and his wife, he said Tuesday night, but “I was shocked when I heard all this.”

Police Sgt. Eric Greenwell, who supervised the investigation, said Amanda Booker was angry because she felt her husband had gotten her pregnant and dumped her. She also hoped to cash in on his Social Security benefits, according to court records.

Police said Booker asked an acquaintance to help her find a hit man. The acquaintance ignored Booker’s requests but became concerned at her persistence, believing she would find someone to carry out the murder.

The acquaintance contacted the Kansas City Police Department’s Career Criminal Squad, which arranged for an undercover detective to pose as a hit man and call Booker.

The detective recorded several phone conversations with Booker and met with her Friday morning.

Booker told the detective she didn’t have any money to pay him but could share some of the Social Security benefits from her husband’s death.

She also gave the detective her wedding ring, a necklace and another ring as payment.