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New Hampshire woman charged in connection with murder-for-hire plot

CLAREMONT, N.H. (AP) — Police say a New Hampshire woman has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a murder-for-hire plot.

Monique Earle, of Laconia, was arrested Wednesday in Claremont on a charge of felony solicitation to commit murder.

Claremont Police Chief Alexander Scott said Earle, who had been staying in a homeless shelter in town, had attempted to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend.

Investigators learned of the alleged plot Tuesday night and arrested the 20-year-old Earle with the help of the state and county authorities.

Earle was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday. It wasn’t immediately known if she had a lawyer.