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More Woman Allegedly Hires Hit Man for Cheese The Associated Press Tuesday, December 6, 2005; Jessica Sandy Booth, 18, was arrested over the weekend and remains in jai l with bond set at $1 million on four charges of attempted murder and fo ur counts of soliciting a murder. According to police, Booth was in the Memphis home of the four intended v ictims last week when she mistook a block of queso fresco cheese for coc aine _ inspiring the idea to hire someone to break into the home, take t he drugs, and kill the men. An informant described the plot to police, who arranged a meeting between Booth and the undercover officer. The undercover officer gave Booth some nonfunctioning handguns, bought am munition for her because she was too young, and the two proceeded to the home under police surveillance. Booth told the officer that any children inside the house old enough to t estify would have to be killed, police said. A search of the home with the permission of the occupants revealed no dru gs _ only the white, crumbly cheese common in Mexican cuisine. "Four men were going to lose their lives over some cheese," said Lt.
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