Woman charged with murder plot that backfired, sent boyfriend to hospital

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Cordova woman is behind bars after she allegedly ordered her boyfriend to kill her stepfather Thursday evening, a plan that reportedly backfired and left her boyfriend fighting for his life in the hospital.

Mya Janzen, 23, is charged with facilitation of first-degree murder.

The Memphis Police Department says officers were dispatched to a house in the 1100 block of Dove Hollow Circle at 6:22 p.m. Thursday.

Arrest records show that Janzen lives there with her stepfather. He told responding officers that he had to kick Janzen out of his house after a heated argument that evening.

Once outside, Janzen allegedly called her boyfriend and told him to come over and kill her stepdad.

He arrived a short time later and shot at the victim several times with a pistol, according to the arrest affidavit.

MPD says Janzen’s stepfather was grazed by a single round before returning fire, striking her boyfriend several times.

He was rushed to Regional One Hospital in critical condition.

Investigators found that surveillance video and audio corroborated the victim’s narrative.

Janzen is being held on a $110,000 bond and is due in court Monday morning.

At last check, no charges have been filed against her boyfriend.

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