Williamson Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Commit Murder:



Jimmie Williamson (mug shot CCSO)


A man from Nixa admitted in court today (01-14-11) that he attempted to hire a hit-man to kill his wife and stepson in December of 2009.

Jimmie Michael Williamson Jr., 37, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to seven years in prison.  Williamson also pleaded guilty to an unrelated domestic assault for an incident that happened in November of 2009.  He received a seven years on that charge as well.

According to the probable cause statement in the murder for hire case, a "cooperating citizen" contacted police and told them of Williamson's plan. The informant told authorities that if they did not intervene, "Jimmie had several shady contacts that might be willing to take him up on his offer."

Cops then had their informant set up a meeting with Williamson where he offered an undercover officer, who was wearing a wire, $15,000 to have his family killed.

Court documents say that Williamson then drew the cop a diagram of his house at 940 Riverdale Road.

When the officer asked Williamson if he still wanted to go through with the deal he said, "I don't see any other way. She's going to take me for everything. I don't have anything left. Either go all out to jail for ever, forever, forever, or just give her all my money."

What Williamson was referring to was that he had been in a motorcycle accident in which he lost a leg and received a substantial insurance settlement.
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Donna Williamson filed for an order of protection (ex parte) onNovember 30, 2009, after an alleged domestic assault at the couples home. She then filed for divorce on December 9th.
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When Williamson was arrested on December 28th, 2009, he was out of jail on a half million dollars bond for the November 30th domestic assault. In that case he was also facing firearm and explosive charges as well as a drug paraphernalia charges. Cops say they found a meth pipe on Williamson when they searched him.
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Williamson was sentenced on December 21, 2010, to twelve years in federal prison after pleading guilty to transporting firearms, shipping explosive material and possession (receiving) of an unregistered firearm.
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Judge Mark Orr ruled the seven-year sentences in Christian County will run concurrently (at the same time.)  

In August of last year, Williamson alerted authorities to a plan to kill a Christian County Sheriff's deputy while he was being held in the county jail.

Inmate Charged In Plot To Kill Christian County Sheriff's Deputy:

Cody James Hastings (mug shot CCSO)

A Christian County man already behind bars for alleged child abuse and domestic assault is in more trouble with the law for allegedly plotting to kill a deputy in Christian County.

Christian County Prosecutor Ron Cleek says Cody James Hastings, 34, of Clever, allegedly told two other inmates incarcerated in the county jail that he wanted to kill Deputy Richard "Brett" Leslie.

According to the probable cause statement filed with the charges, Hastings was being held in booking cell #66 with Jimmie M. Williamson and Jesse L. Waltz when Leslie brought in a prisoner. He told his cellmates that he was mad because Leslie had arrested him and that he wanted to kill him. Waltz told Hastings he knew where Leslie lived and allegedly drew him a map of how to get to the deputy's house.

Waltz told Deputy D. J. Outhouse, "Cody said he would use a guitar E-string to slit Deputy Leslie's throat while he was sleeping. Jesse (Waltz) said Cody then said he would shoot him with a .38 multiple times saying there would probably have to be multiple gunshots. Jesse said Cody said he would use a .38 because it would be easier. Jesse told me Cody asked him about neighbors and said he would take Deputy Leslie to an open field so the bullets could just pass through him."

Waltz told Outhouse he drew Hastings a "fake" map of where the deputy lived, and that Hastings asked him if the deputy had a wife, kids, or dog, and asked about the deputy's neighbors.

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Jimmie Williamson (mug shto CCSO)

Williamson, who is also facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder, told Outhouse he didn't think Hastings was serious until he heard the other inmate giving Hastings directions to the deputy's house. "He (Williamson) didn't know if Jesse provided Cody with an actual drawn map to Deputy Leslie's house but he overheard Jesse's verbal directions and that they were detailed enough to provide him a mental map."

Williamson says he warned Leslie that he was in danger.

Outhouse said he interviewed Hastings after reading the man his rights. Hastings admitted getting a map to the deputy's home from one of the other inmates. "Cody told me Jesse gave him a map to Deputy Leslie's house. Cody provided me with a reconstruction of the map he said Jesse (Waltz) gave him and I noticed that it matched very closely to the one Jesse had given me before. Cody told me he asked Jesse several questions about Deputy Leslie's house including: type of siding, trees and fence in the yard, location of neighbors, and if he had a wife, kids, or dog."

"Cody said he didn't really have any intention of killing Leslie," the detective wrote in the probable cause statement, "then immediately said, 'I thought about it, I wanted it, you know what I mean.' Cody said, 'I'd like to do it.' Cody said, 'Like you said, ya, you can't away with a cop, killing a cop.'"

The plan was allegedly hatched between August 11 - 18th.

According to online court records, Hastings has been convicted of third-degree assault, domestic assault, and theft. He was being held on $27,500 bond on the domestic violence and child abuse charges.

His bond on the conspiracy to commit murder charge has been set at $75,000. If convicted, Hastings could face anywhere between 5 and 15 years in prison.