WASHINGTON – Montgomery County police have arrested a Gaithersburg man on a murder-for-hire charge.
Police say Ndokey P. Enow, 37, wanted to kill his ex-wife. The price was $1,000.
But police say he made a mistake when he tried to hire an undercover officer to do the job. Now Enow is being held without bond and faces charges of soliciting a contract for murder and attempted first-degree murder.
Montgomery County prosecutor Debbie Feinstine says Enow has an extensive record of domestic abuse and once tracked down his ex-wife in a shelter by posing as a potential employer. In 2012 he assaulted her and in 2011 put her in the hospital with a broken jaw.
He’s been found guilty of violating protection orders involving his wife and daughter in the past.
ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapp’s Kate Ryan contributed to this report from Rockville. Follow on Twitter and on .