A 38-year-old Plano man is facing charges in connection with a murder-for-hire plot and several car break-ins, authorities announced Tuesday.
According to the Plano Police Department, Michael McCloud spoke to an undercover agent about killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. He pleaded guilty to one count of murder-for-hire in federal court on Monday, Feb. 10.
Plano crime spree leads to arrest
Police said an investigation into McCloud began in late December 2023 after officers responded to a reported car burglary at Los Rios Boulevard and East Park Boulevard. Officers found several other cars in the area that had been burglarized.
Detectives later discovered that the same male suspect involved in each of the car burglaries was captured on home security video stealing packages and attempting to break into vehicles, with homeowners sometimes using their voices to scare him off…