A Georgia man in custody on methamphetamine possession charge was sentenced to 35 years in prison for ordering a hit on a Troup County deputy investigating the drug charges.
The state attempted to revoke his bond, and Lawrence, authorities said, sent threatening messages to at least two people he believed were assisting with proving he violated his bond conditions.
The station reported that officials claimed the suspect took the testimony personally because the investigator lived in the same neighborhood as he did. A jury convicted Lawrence of three charges, but acquitted him of one count each of criminal attempt to commit malice murder and threatening a witness.
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