Rebecca Murphy, 36 of Foley, was arrested on Friday, May 24, and charged with both conspiracy to commit murder for hire and being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection to a supposed plot involving sisters Mitzy Smith, 54 of Fairhope, Judy Owen, 61 of Silverhill, and Sandra Grimes, 57 of Niceville, Florida -- just over three weeks after Murphy informed the Federal Bureau of Investigation about the trio's supposed intentions.

As Gulf Coast Media previously reported, testimony in federal court on Tuesday, May 14, accused the sisters of spending weeks to plan a hit on a Louisiana man, per FBI Special Agent Jennifer Whitehurst. The agent testified the FBI became aware of the plot earlier this month and that the sisters wanted to have Grimes' son-in-law murdered due to what the complaint explains was his ongoing physical abuse of her daughter and grandchildren, in addition to allegations involving drugging Grimes' daughter and forcing her to commit unwanted sexual acts with others.

The sisters supposedly originally gave a man $10,000 to take the job before he disappeared with the payout, ultimately leading them to hire five-time convicted felon Rebecca Murphy in February to have the son-in-law killed, according to the complaint. Murphy, previously Smith's neighbor in the Barnwell area, allegedly had Owen pay a $500 vet bill, got offered additional payment and was taken on multiple trips to Louisiana by Grimes and Owen. The agent also claims not only were funds provided by Owen with the intention of Murphy buying heroin, to make it appear as if the man had overdosed, but also a box carrying a 9mm gun via Smith in case other measures were necessary.

"I think it's a very weak case, other than the entertainment value of a crazy Alabama story," Smith's attorney, Dom Soto, told Gulf Coast Media.

"The only tangible thing I think that they have is the gun," Soto added. "They have some text messages between Owen and (Murphy), but at present, we don't know what's in there. Often on a gun they will do a DNA sample -- that might lead somewhere."

Murphy reportedly rejected further involvement in the plot and informed the FBI in early May as to what the sisters were supposedly attempting to accomplish. Whitehurst claims Murphy didn't come forward sooner out of fear after being threatened by the sisters, citing she couldn't go through with the plans after one sister expressed a lack of concern for whether the man died in front of Grimes' grandchildren.

Smith, Owen and Grimes have an arraignment scheduled for Wednesday, June 5.