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This afternoon two McAlester residents were charged with solicitation and conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree.

The case began in early September when Billy Crenshaw (d.o.b. 1/18/1961) asked an acquaintance to kill his granddaughter’s mother. Crenshaw had custody of the toddler whose mother wanted her back. Crenshaw offered a gun with the serial number ground off and the forgiving of a debt owed him by the acquaintance.

The acquaintance then spoke with Shonda Bridge (Miller) (d.o.b. 9/5/1973), who also wanted the little girl’s mother killed. Miller is related by marriage to Crenshaw. The acquaintance alerted OSBI to both people’s request to have the girl’s mother killed. This acquaintance then became an informant.

On the evening of September 4th, the informant picked up Miller at Crenshaw’s McAlester home to drive to the intended victim’s house outside of town. The conversation between the informant and Miller was recorded. Miller brought a gun with her. Before the two left town, OSBI had a McAlester police officer make a traffic stop. Miller was arrested and a gun with serial numbers ground off was recovered from the passenger’s side of the vehicle. OSBI agents and members of the District 18 Drug and Violent Crime Task Force went to Crenshaw’s home at 1224 Key Road and arrested him.

The intended victim in the case was moved to a safe location that night.