A Clinton man who was accused of trying to hiring someone to murder his former wife has been convicted of murder for hire.
James Erik Godiksen, 56, of Clinton, was charged after an AFT undercover agent revealed his murder-for-hire scheme, prosecutors said.
Godiksen and the undercover agent exchanged multiple phone calls over four days and state prosecutors said Godiksen offered to pay the undercover agent $5,000 to murder his ex-wife and offered extra compensation for killing her new boyfriend.
On Sept. 14, 2016, Godiksen was arrested after providing the undercover agent with a $80 "down payment" to buy a knife, along with his former wife's physical description, her phone number, her home address, her place of work and the route she takes to drive home, the U.S. attorney's office said.
After appearing in court, Godiksen was detained.
A federal jury found him guilty on Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
