COEUR D’ALENE – Katrina (Katie) Lynn Danforth, 32, of Post
Falls, Idaho, pled guilty this week to two counts of use of interstate commerce
facilities in the commission of murder for hire, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis
announced. Danforth was indicted by a
federal grand jury in Coeur d’Alene on December 18, 2018.
According to court records, Danforth admitted that in
October 2018 she agreed to pay a “hitman” to murder someone. During October and November 2018, she met in
person with the hitman, called him on the phone and mailed him a thank you card
with a $2,500 cash down payment. The
hitman was actually an undercover police officer and Danforth was
arrested. Danforth has remained in
custody since her arrest in December 2018.
Sentencing for Danforth is set for December 2, 2019 before
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill at the federal courthouse in Coeur d’Alene.
Each count of use of interstate commerce facilities in the
commission of murder for hire is punishable by up to ten years in federal
prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to
three years.
This case was investigated by the North Idaho Violent Crime
Task Force (NIVCTF). The NIVCTF is a FBI
sponsored task force comprised of law enforcement from the Kootenai County
Sheriff’s Office, Post Falls Police Department, Idaho Department of Correction,
and Homeland Security Investigations.
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