Arrest made in possible murder solicitation
Lawrence police arrested a 19-year-old woman Friday night after investigating the possible solicitation of someone to commit a murder.
In a statement this weekend, Sgt. Tarik Khatib said police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms investigated a report “concerning an individual who solicited another to commit a murder.”
As a result of the investigation, officers arrested 19-year-old Krista Marie Harris, of Lawrence, about 9 p.m. in the 1000 block of West 23rd Street, according to Khatib’s statement.
According to jail records, Harris was booked into the Douglas County Jail at 11:39 p.m. Friday. The charge listed is conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, with a bond of $250,000.
Jail records also listed Harris as a transient.
Khatib’s statement said that no additional information would be available until Monday.