Ex-girlfriend of boyband member charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill him

Gabriela Gonzalez, a former girlfriend of Why Don’t We member Jack Avery, was charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and solicitation of murder. The charges stem from an alleged plot to kill Avery during a custody dispute over their seven-year-old daughter. Prosecutors allege Gonzalez sought help from Kai Cordrey to hire a hitman between 2020 and 2021. In April 2021, Gonzalez’s father allegedly provided $10,000 as front money, and two months later Cordrey allegedly obtained an additional $4,000. In September 2021, an undercover officer posing as a hitman spoke with Cordrey, who allegedly discussed payment and proof of death and identified Avery as the target. Gonzalez was held on $2 million bond.

"Gabriela Gonzalez, a 24-year-old with a large social media following, was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation of murder in the alleged plot to kill Jack Avery, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said. Gonzalez's father, Francisco Gonzalez, 59, and her then-boyfriend Kai Cordrey, 26, face the same charges."

""This is a case where the defendants are accused of going to great lengths to find someone to commit murder," Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a news release. He said the charges were the result of a lengthy investigation that was initiated by the FBI and eventually turned over to the district attorney's office."

"Prosecutors say Gonzalez is accused of seeking the help of Cordrey to hire someone to kill Avery between 2020 and 2021. Then, in April 2021, her father allegedly sent Cordrey $10,000 as front money in the plot, prosecutors said. Two months later, prosecutors said, Cordrey allegedly requested and got $4,000 more from Francisco Gonzalez when the alleged hit man asked for more money."

"In September 2021, an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a hitman spoke with Cordrey about the murder-for-hire plot. Cordrey is accused of telling the undercover officer that Avery was the target and discussed payment and proof of death, prosecutors said. Gabriela Gonzalez, who has over 450,000 followers on Instagram, was being held in a Los Angeles-area detention facility on $2 million bond on Thursday."

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