Police Claim Daughter Plotted To Kill Family

An alleged plot to murder a Moscow couple and their son has apparently unraveled with the arrest of the couple’s daughter.

Wendy Gregory, 22, was booked into the Latah County Jail on one count of grand theft. More charges are pending against Gregory, who was allegedly involved in a murder-for-hire plot with a Renton, Wash., man, arrested at his home Friday by the Puget Sound Area Violent Offender Task Force.

According to a warrant for Gregory’s arrest, Moscow Police detectives were informed Monday that Gregory “had or was going to hire someone to kill her parents and brother.”

According to the warrant, Task Force Officer Ed Striedinger said Gregory is under investigation by federal authorities in Washington state for conspiracy to commit murder.

Her alleged co-conspirator, Guy Brown of Renton, was booked into the King County Jail. A dispatcher there said Brown was booked on charges of conspiracy to commit murder. His bond was set at $75,000.

Acting on a tip from Renton Police detective Don Gustin, Moscow officers contacted Wendy Gregory Tuesday, when she allegedly admitted taking three handguns from her parents’ home Feb. 17.

Two handguns were seized by officers at Brown’s home. According to Striedinger, Brown told detectives Gregory gave him the handguns.

Detectives had been tracking the pair for several days. Meanwhile, Moscow officers provided protection for Gregory’s brother and her parents, Terry and Patsy Gregory.

A motive for the alleged plot has not been confirmed. ||||||||||||||||||||| JUNK ||||||||||||||||||||| 960311 IDA-MURDER

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