Jazmin Paez, a 20-year-old Florida woman, pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman to kill her 3-year-old son via a fake website and will avoid prison time under a plea deal. The incident dates back to July 2023, when the site's owner alerted Miami police. She faces over a decade of probation with strict conditions.
On March 23, 2026, Jazmin Paez appeared in court in Miami-Dade and pleaded guilty to solicitation of first-degree murder, unlawful use of a communications device, and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. The charges stem from her July 2023 attempt to hire a hitman through the satirical website Rent-a-Hitman to murder her young son. Site owner Robert Innes, concerned by the detailed request, notified Miami police, leading to her arrest, as previously reported by Law&Crime. Under the plea agreement, Paez avoids prison but must serve two years of strict community control followed by 12 years of reporting probation. Violation could result in up to 40 years in state prison. Special conditions include behavioral therapy, a mental health assessment, and any required treatment. Her parental rights to the child have been terminated, with no contact allowed; the child has been adopted by Paez's mother, and Paez now lives with her biological father. Assistant State Attorney Ayana Duncan provided context during the hearing, noting Paez was a teen mother, possibly from an incestuous relationship, with uninvolved father and involved grandparents—who are her biological parents. Duncan described Paez as ill-equipped for motherhood and linked the plot to a breakup with another teen after she disclosed the child's existence: essentially, 'Get rid of the child if you want me back.' Despite this, Duncan highlighted Paez's progress on pretrial release, including high school graduation and near-completion of an associate degree in science. Prosecutors rejected lighter youthful offender sanctions, opting for this middle-ground deal.