#AlexMurdaugh
Alex Murdaugh, a well-known South Carolina attorney who just weeks earlier was taken to the hospital for a gunshot wound, has been arrested and charged in connection to a failed effort to have someone kill him. https://www.wltx.com/article/news/cri...

At a hearing Thursday afternoon at the Hampton County, SC jail, he was given a $20,000 personal recognizance bond, which means he doesn't have to pay any money unless he breaks the conditions of his bond. Murdaugh came into the court wearing a jail-issued jumpsuit and in handcuffs.
According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the 53-year-old was placed under arrest Thursday after surrendering to authorities at the Hampton County Detention Center.

The agency reports that Murdaugh conspired with another man, Curtis Edward Smith, to commit suicide "for the explicit purpose of allowing a beneficiary to collect life insurance."

For the alleged crime, Murdaugh now faces charges of fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, and filing a false police report.

In addition to the bond, Murdaugh must surrender his passport. During the hearing his attorney, Dick Harpootlian, said his client would be going to rehab in another state. Harpootlian said his client has had a 20-year long addiction to opiods.

As he heard his attorney describe his addition and the recent deaths of Murdaugh's wife and son, Murdaugh could be seen crying in court.