Woman accused of plotting to murder ex-husband gets probation in plea deal

AND retains custody of daughter.


HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A woman charged with hiring a hit man to kill her ex-husband during a bitter child custody dispute was sentenced Monday to five years of probation in a plea deal.

Tiffany Stevens, 39, was sentenced in Hartford Superior Court eight months after a jury deadlocked and a mistrial was declared in her attempted-murder case. The hit was never carried out.

Eric Stevens said he hasn't seen his daughter in nearly four years because his ex-wife hasn't been complying with family court orders for visitation and phone calls with the child. He criticized the plea deal. "How do you get away with attempted murder?" he asked, then suggested the wealth of Tiffany Stevens' family played a role.






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