Decorated Army Veteran Hires Hitman to Kill High School Sweetheart’s

A decorated Army veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder-for-hire plot that saw him shoot dead his high school sweetheart’s husband. The veteran, identified as John Smith, claimed that he was motivated to kill the husband, identified as David Jones, in order to “save“ his ex-girlfriend, who he claimed was being subjected to “sadistic“ abuse. However, Jones’ family and friends have accused Smith of lying about the abuse, and say that he killed Jones out of jealousy and revenge. According to court documents, Smith and his ex-girlfriend reconnected in 2022 after many years apart. They began a romantic relationship, but it soon became clear that Smith was still obsessed with her. When Smith learned that his ex-girlfriend was getting married to Jones, he became enraged. He began stalking Jones and threatening him, and eventually hatched a plan to have him killed. In February 2023, Smith hired a hitman to kill Jones. The hitman follo