{"id":70255,"date":"2025-12-03T22:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T22:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/70255\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T22:41:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T22:41:08","slug":"jailed-tallahassee-man-charged-after-offering-inmates-50k-to-kill-mother-in-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/70255\/","title":{"rendered":"Jailed Tallahassee man charged after offering inmates $50k to kill mother-in-law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee man serving time for aggravated stalking of his wife and domestic violence charges is now being charged with murder solicitation, per a probable cause affidavit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A Tallahassee man serving time for aggravated stalking of his wife and domestic violence...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CO7SCV557NHJTEGWKXCZIW5TFA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>A Tallahassee man serving time for aggravated stalking of his wife and domestic violence charges is now being charged with murder solicitation, per court documents.(Must credit Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Court records reveal that Michael Morichelli, a current inmate at Leon County Detention Facility, offered two inmates $50,000 to kill his mother-in-law once they\u2019re out of jail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">One inmate reportedly claimed that Morichelli said he wanted to \u201cGet rid of the headache,\u201d and that he \u201cwanted it to be kind of like an accident.\u201d The inmate also said that Morichelli planned on paying them through his brother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More on crime in our area:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Morichelli denied that he wanted to kill his mother-in-law or his wife, per records. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Another inmate also said that Morichelli \u201creally thinks in his mind that if the mother-in-law\u2019s out [of] the way, he can live happily [ever] after again with his wife and kids,\u201d per court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Morichelli remains behind bars without bond and was charged with murder solicitation on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/12\/03\/court-records-jailed-tallahassee-man-charged-after-offering-inmates-50k-kill-mother-in-law\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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