Columbia Man Accused of Trying to Hire Hitman to Kill Police Detective

Columbia man accused of trying to hire hitman to kill police detective

A man in jail in connection to several burglaries is accused of trying to hire someone to kill the detective who investigated him.

Man accused of trying to hire hitman to kill Columbia police detective

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was already in law enforcement custody has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill a detective from the Columbia Police Department. Nikolaus Harvey, 26, was charged on Thursday with conspiracy to commit a Class A felony. He was moved from the Boone County Jail to the Phelps County Jail. He is being held without bond. A court date has not been scheduled for this case. The probable cause statement says an inm…