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LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors have announced charges against a TikTok influencer, her father, and another individual in connection with a purported murder-for-hire scheme targeting a Los Angeles-based singer.
Gabriela Gonzalez, known on social media as Gabbie Gonzalez, faces charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and solicitation of murder, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The intended victim of the plot was reportedly her daughter’s father, Jack Avery, a singer-songwriter and past member of the boy band Why Don’t We.
Authorities claim that Gonzalez was embroiled in a contentious custody battle with Avery concerning their seven-year-old child.
Gonzalez, who boasts nearly a million followers across TikTok and Instagram, made an appearance in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday afternoon. Prosecutors allege that she did not orchestrate the plan on her own.
The influencer’s father, Florida attorney Francisco Gonzalez, and Kai Faron Cordrey, her ex-boyfriend from Hawaii, face the same felony charges.
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According to prosecutors, Francisco Gonzalez is accused of paying $14,000 to hire a hitman to kill Avery. Court documents allege that he, his daughter and her then-boyfriend as the middleman, arranged for Avery to be killed in the L.A. area.
Additional documents allege that Gonzalez believed it would be “cheaper if Avery were dead” than to continue the expensive custody battle.
The alleged plot was never carried out and was instead foiled by an undercover officer posing as a hitman.
Avery also has a significant online presence, with more than 1.4 million followers on Instagram.
Gabriela Gonzalez remains in custody on $2 million bail and is scheduled to return to court Thursday. Her father is expected to be extradited to L.A.
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