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Owensboro Woman Arraigned

Owensboro – A 21-year-old Owensboro woman is scheduled to be arraigned today following charges of solicitation to commit murder. Police are accusing Joanie Morris of asking her ex-husband to fatally stab her current husband for 5,000 dollars. A team of investigators with the Owensboro Police Department arrested the 21-year-old Morris on Wednesday at the residence she shared with her husband and stepchildren. Morris is accused of trying to hire 23-year-old Charles Schindler to kill 34-year-old Ernie Morris. Joanie Morris will be arraigned before Daviess District Judge Lisa Payne.