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Lindsay Shiver's attorney argues for Bahamas to drop murder-for-hire charges
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Key Points:
- Lindsay Shiver, accused of conspiring with her alleged Bahamian lover to hire a hitman to kill her ex-NFL husband, may avoid prosecution due to jurisdictional and evidentiary issues, according to her U.S. attorney Craig Shirley.
- Shirley argues that Bahamian prosecutors lack jurisdiction because the alleged conspiracy occurred while Shiver was in the United States, not the Bahamas, and that the prosecution cannot prove she was in the Bahamas on July 16, 2023.
- The case arose after Bahamian authorities discovered incriminating WhatsApp messages during an unrelated investigation, but Shiver's defense claims the messages were taken out of context.
- Shiver, her alleged lover Adrien Bethel, and the alleged hitman Faron Newbold Jr. were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the Bahamas, all pleading not guilty.
- Shirley expressed disappointment that Bahamian authorities continue prosecution despite what he calls a "legally fatal" defect in their case and insists the charges should be dropped.
