Ronald Hill (Photo courtesy of Izard County Sheriff’s Office)
An Izard County man is accused of offering to pay another family member money to kill the mother of his children. Twenty-eight-year-old Ronald Hill of Oxford was booked into the Izard County Detention Center Thursday on a felony count of solicitation of capital murder.
According to the arrest affidavit, a female contacted the Izard County Sheriff’s Office after she found social media messages sent by Ronald Hill to his acquaintance. Hill had allegedly offered $3,000 to kill the female.
While speaking with the woman, the Izard County investigator learned Hill had been arrested for similar remarks in the past. He then drove to the Dollar General in Oxford and met with the woman who gave him the cellphone. She stated it belonged to Hill, but it was left at the residence due to the fact it only connects to Wi-fi, and he carries a separate phone with a new number.
The woman also claimed although Hill used a different phone during the course of the day, his social media accounts appear to be linked on the phone given to the investigator. She reportedly said she was unsure if Hill would actually carry out the solicited crime and only knew he had shown severe aggression toward her in the past.
The female then told the investigator she had taken a picture of the message and offered to email it to him. The investigator returnt to the sheriff’s office and later received an email involving a message to a male, and it reportedly read, “That good hey when I have a job at Sonic I might have to come stay with you man it getting bad over hear ,,,, so when I say or do anything it starts a fight if you kill her I will pay you 3000 ….”
After obtaining a search warrant, the investigator reportedly searched the cellphone and witnessed the digital conversation between what appeared to be Hill and a male family member. A deputy reportedly contacted Hill and asked him to visit the sheriff’s office. During an interview, Hill initially denied sending the message to his family member and denied ever wanting to harm the victim. He later reportedly admitted to sending it through Facebook Messenger and explained he was just frustrated. Hill was adamant that his intentions were not to actually carry out the crime.
Hill is currently being held without bond.
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