Georgia Teacher Accused in Murder-for-Hire Plot

(Dallas, Georgia) A 48-year-old teacher at Lost Mountain Academy Daycare, Melissa Bennett Silvers, has been arrested for an alleged murder-for-hire plot.

Silvers faces a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.

Undercover agents said they were contacted by Silvers in reference to a plot to kill her ex-husband.

Silvers and her ex-husband had been divorced since January 2012, but he allowed her to live in his house because of their adopted children, according to deputies.

Silvers spent time discussing the details with an undercover agent. They eventually met on Dec. 13 to agree on a price for the job, according to detectives. She paid the agent a portion of the agreed upon price.

Silvers was booked into custody at the Paulding County Detention Center without bond.