TAMPA, Fla. _ An 18-year-old Pasco County high school student faces charges of first-degree solicitation to attempt murder after offering $100,000 for a hit on a Fivay High staff member.
Pasco sheriff's deputies arrested Nicholas R. Godfrey late Thursday after tracing an Instagram account with the request for "a guy who could kill someone" to a computer IP address at Godfrey's home, according to the arrest report.
Authorities said Godfrey offered $100,000 to another student for the unnamed staff member's head.
"No joke, I need him eliminated as soon as possible," Godfrey wrote, according to the affidavit.
The arresting deputy further stated that Godfrey admitted to sending the messages, and "freely provided a written statement" documenting his solicitation, along with the electronic equipment he used to send the messages.
Godfrey was taken to the county jail. No motive was provided for his alleged action.
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco and school superintendent Kurt Browning have scheduled a news conference at 2:30 p.m. to provide further information.
