Ms. Handley, 50, said in an interview on Thursday that it was “really unfortunate” that Mr. Handley — now her ex-husband — would not face the possibility of life in prison. “My hope is when he’s sentenced, he’s given the 35 years,” she said. He subjected Ms. Handley to hundreds of threats, once telling her “Armageddon is coming,” as they went through a divorce, she said. “I knew he was coming to get me,” she said. Mr. Handley’s lawyer, Kevin Stockstill, said in an interview that his client had been using methamphetamine and cocaine for days when he hatched the plan to have his wife kidnapped.

Source: New York Times July 30, 2021 11:15 UTC