Police Foil Grisly Bieber Murder Plot
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The three now stand accused of two counts each of conspiracy to commit murder and two counts each of conspiracy to commit aggravated battery, according to Lt. Robert McDonald of the New Mexico State Police. New Mexico is awaiting Staake and Ruane's extraditions from the East Coast. McDonald did not know whether they had retained legal representation.

Martin wanted Ruane to attack the victims with Fiskars "Durasharp" gardening clippers, and offered to pay Ruane $2,500 for each testicle he got, the affidavit alleged.


He referred to the murders as "the whole putting down of the 'dogs,'" the affidavit said.

Staake, who was released in October after serving time for burglary, and Ruane left Albuquerque for Vermont, where they had plotted to kill the two unidentified victims. However, before committing any killings, the pair missed a highway exit in Vermont near the border crossing into Canada and got stopped by a border patrol agent, according to the affidavit. Staake was arrested in Vermont on outstanding warrants.


The car in which Ruane and Staake were stopped contained pruning shears.

When prison authorities confronted Martin, he allegedly detailed the plan and gave them a hand-drawn map of where Ruane and Staake had traveled.

A representative for Bieber released this statement to ABC News: "We take every precaution to protect and ensure the safety of Justin and his fans."

ABC News' Russell Goldman and Michael S. James contributed to this report.

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