Child sex suspect’s ‘plan for hitman to kill witnesses sunk when cellmate fishes evidence of plot out of jail toilet’

A “CHILD sex suspect’s plan for a hitman to kill the witnesses allegedly sunk when a cellmate fished evidence of plot out of a jail toilet.”

Laena Piontek appeared in court on Tuesday for charges of first-degree intentional homicide solicitation, Fox11 reported.

The suspect’s defense attorney dubbed the new charges as “frivolous,” “ridiculous” and a “disingenuous complaint based on nonsense.”

But a fellow inmate at the Brown County jail claims that Piontek, from Wisconsin, offered him $20,000 to kill two witnesses involved in a sexual assault case against him, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported.

According to the criminal complaint, the cellmate claims that Piontek drew a map of where the witnesses lived, which was later flushed down a toilet.

The complaint states that when the cellmate recreated the map, investigators reportedly said it was “shockingly accurate.”

The cellmate also alleged that Piotnek shared other details of one witness’ car – that investigators then said no one would know “unless they were familiar” with the witness.

The outlet reported that during a phone call with another inmate on June 14, Piontek’s cellmate said that the criminal is “trying to solicitate me to murder.”

The cellmate also told investigators that he had only shared a cell with Piontek for seven days and did not know him beforehand.

He also said that Piontek told him to make the murders “look like an accident,” according to the criminal complaint.

Piontek’s bond was set at $100,000 following the initial appearance, and is scheduled to appear in court on June 26.

He faces two counts of solicitation of first-degree intentional homicide and, if convicted, could spend a maximum of 25 years in jail.