Two people indicted in Providence for alleged murder-for-hire conspiracy

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — According to the Office of the U.S. Attorneys, a federal grand jury in Rhode Island has returned a five-count indictment, charging two individuals with allegedly participating in a conspiracy to murder two federal prosecutors and a witness associated with a criminal matter.

26-year-old Elijah Melton of Taunton and 25-year-old Kareem Pires of Wareham were named in an indictment that charged both men with conspiracy to tamper with a witness or informant by killing or attempting to kill, and conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in commission of murder-for-hire.

Additionally, Melton faces three counts of solicitation to commit a crime of violence.

The defendants will be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island on a later date to be determined by the court.

Both are detained and are in federal custody in Rhode Island.