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Feds: Ex-aide to U.S. Rep. Bob Brady targeted in murder-for-hire plot

Prosecutors detailed the previously undisclosed plot to kill Donald "D.A." Jones, 62, of Willingboro, in filings late Monday in federal court in Missouri. The court papers accuse Milton Russel "Rusty" Cranford, a prominent Arkansas lobbyist, of attempting to set up Jones' slaying this year.

Left: Milton Russell “Rusty” Cranford; Right: Donald “D.A.” Jones
Left: Milton Russell “Rusty” Cranford; Right: Donald “D.A.” JonesRead moreLeft: Washington County (Ark.) Sheriff's Office; Right: Jessica Griffin / Staff Photographer