An Alabama man who owns a plumbing firm is accused of attempting to rent somebody to homicide his estranged spouse and 6 grownup kids amid a contentious divorce, federal prosecutors mentioned.
Mohammad A.H. Mohammad, 63, who owns American Plumbing Service LLC within the Birmingham suburb of Homewood, is charged with use of interstate commerce amenities within the fee of murder-for-hire, in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
The Justice Division mentioned Mohammad supplied an undercover FBI worker posing as a hitman $20,000 to kill his spouse and $5,000 for every considered one of his six kids.
“Six kids, and the mom. You pick and choose who you gunna take out, and get paid,” he allegedly advised the FBI worker, per courtroom paperwork.
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Mohammad A.H. Mohammad is accused of attempting to have his spouse and 6 grownup kids murdered. (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Throughout a dialog with a witness who was requested to search out somebody to “take care” of his household, Mohammad allegedly mentioned he was keen to “die for self-dignity” and “die for pride.” The witness related Mohammad with the undercover FBI worker, prosecutors mentioned.
Mohammad and his spouse have been married in March 2021, however the union was full of violent assaults, in accordance with the legal grievance. Throughout a Sept. 20 assembly between him and the supposed hitman, Mohammad mentioned that his household had turned towards him.
He then allegedly gave directions on the right way to commit the slayings.
“Start with one,” Mohammad mentioned. “Take your time.”
The discord in the wedding was nothing new to native regulation enforcement. In 2021, Mohammad was arrested for allegedly assaulting considered one of his daughters. The fees have been finally dismissed.
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A avenue view of American Plumbing Service owned by Mohammad A.H. Mohammad. Mohammad is accused of attempting to rent a hitman to kill his spouse and 6 grownup kids. (Google Maps)
That very same yr, his spouse obtained three safety from abuse orders from him, saying she feared for her life.
“Mohammad has hurt me and my kids and used weapons against us,’’ she wrote. “Mohammad mentioned he needed to shoot my daughter between the eyes.”
She also said her husband threatened to lock his family in a basement and kill them, court documents state.
“He all the time threatens me and my kids with violence,” she said. “He has put his arms on my youngsters and despatched them to the emergency room. He has put a gun and knife towards my youngsters heads and throats. He has shot weapons at us.”
In April 2022, Mohammad was charged with felony first-degree stalking. Prosecutors accused him of placing GPS tracking devices on cars belonging to his wife and other family members, a violation of their protection orders against him.
On Jan. 3, 2023, authorities responded to the home of the wife’s close friend amid reports of vehicle arson. Surveillance video captured the suspect’s vehicle used in the arson, which was registered in Mohammad’s name. The next day, his son’s Ram pickup truck was set on hearth in his spouse’s driveway.
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The Department of Justice seals is seen during a news conference at the DOJ office in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
In the months that followed, GPS tracking devices were discovered on the vehicles belonging to Mohammad’s wife and daughters, and several more vehicles belonging to his family members were found burned in a suspicious fire.
In December 2023, Mohammad’s wife received a call from a man on his behalf who tried to convince her to reconcile the marriage. She refused, and 12 hours later, their daughter’s Toyota Avalon was burned in a suspicious fire, prosecutors said.
Mohammad was arrested three days later on a stalking charge. During a hearing, an audio recording taken by a witness was played in court in which he said, “No, God will reward me” if he damage his household.
He was launched on bond in February.
