- Lawrence Michael Handley reached a plea agreement for the botched conspiracy to kidnap his separated wife.
- When the kidnapper hired by Handley drowned while trying to escape the police, the plan failed.
- Handley’s lawyer said that Handley used methamphetamine and cocaine while planning the kidnapping.
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A Louisiana millionaire pleaded guilty to the kidnapping charge after he made a mistake after arranging to kidnap his separated wife after the man he hired drowned and the victim was tied to a van.
In 2017, 53-year-old Lawrence Michael Handley (Lawrence Michael Handley) made millions of dollars through the healthcare business and planned to kidnap his 50-year-old separated wife Schanda.
When Bressey and Haines drowned when trying to escape the police by abandoning the van and jumping into the canal, the plan went wrong. Schanda Handley was later found strapped to the back of the car.
A few days later, the police found Handley tracked him to a motel and was arrested.
Handley’s attorney Kevin Stock Steele told New York Times He wanted to “come in as a hero” to save his separated wife and “win her back.”
Stock Steele added that Handley had been taking methamphetamine and cocaine while planning the kidnapping, and had not thought clearly.
On Tuesday, Handley pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree kidnapping and one count of second-degree attempted kidnapping as part of the plea agreement. He faces 15 to 35 years in prison.
By accepting the plea agreement, Handley avoided facing life imprisonment for aggravated kidnapping.
According to the New York Times, Shanda Handley said on Thursday that her ex-husband would not face the possibility of life imprisonment, which is “really unfortunate.”
“My hope is that when he was sentenced, he was given a 35-year sentence,” Schanda Handley said. “I think my life, my freedom, ended when he left.”
The kidnapping conspiracy occurred during this painful divorce between couples who got married in 2006.
according to Daily mail, They filed multiple restraining orders between them, and Lawrence Michael Handley claimed that Schanda tried to kill him.
According to the New York Times, Shanda Handley said that her ex-husband had threatened her hundreds of times and told her that “the end of the world is coming”.
“I know he will come to pick me up,” she said.
Lawrence Michael Handley has made millions of dollars through several healthcare companies, including a vitamin company, and runs a series of rehabilitation centers in the South.
Washington post Describe the couple as “the backbone of the Louisiana community.”
