Gangsters who plotted to murder Justin Bieber and castrate him with a pair of garden shears were offered a bounty of $2,500 for each of the teen heart-throb's testicles, it has been claimed.
Jailed Dana Martin, who has a tattoo of the star on his leg, is accused of offering the reward after recruiting two men to kidnap the singer along with his body guard and two other victims.
According to police Martin hatched the grisly plot because he felt Bieber had snubbed his efforts to contact him.
Martin met Mark Staake, a fellow inmate at Las Cruces state prison in New Mexico years ago. While there, Staake agreed to enlist his own nephew in order to carry out the murderous plot.
Staake and Ruane were alledly poised to strike while the Canadian singer was in New York for a performance at Madison Square Garden on November 28. But for unknown reasons, Martin told jail wardens about the plot and Staake, 41, was arrested in Vermont on an unrelated outstanding warrant while driving with 23-year-old Ruane.
Ruane was released but was later recorded discussing plans with Martin on the phone.
According to court documents obtained by the Sun Newspaper, when Mr Martin asked what Staake had bought to castrate the victims, Ruane said he had bought a pair of hand-held hedge clippers.
When Ruane was arrested in New York on November 20 police discovered a brand new pair of Fiskars Durasharp pruning shears in his car.
A police document sates: 'In response to Mr Staake’s reluctance to follow through with the castrations, Mr Ruane stated he was going to do it and get ‘five large for each one I get’. Mr Martin confirmed that Mr Ruane was going to get $2,500 per testicle.'
Martin is currently serving two life sentences for raping and killing a 15-year-old girl in 2000.
In an affidavit enclosed with Tanner Ruane's warrant Martin explained that had plotted the attack because he was upset that Bieber had snubbed his attempts to make contact.
According to the arrest warrant Martin had asked Ruane if they had bags to put the testicles in and had suggested hiding them in the engine compartment of the car to avoid detection should they get pulled over by police.
The court papers state: 'When asked to explain why Victim 3 (Bieber) was to be killed, Mr Martin stated that Victim 3 has a measure of fame and that he had become infatuated with Victim 3.
'Mr Martin stated he had attempted to solicit correspondence on numerous occasions and that Victim 3 never returned in kind.
'This perceived slight made Mr Martin upset and, coupled with Mr Martin’s perception of being a ‘nobody’ in prison, led him to begin plotting the kidnap and murder.'
As Martin is already serving life sentences it is not known if he will face further charges. But a New York State Police spokesman said he may be responsible for other kidnaps and murders across America.
A spokesman for Bieber, 18, who has sold more than 15million albums since bursting on the scene in 2009, said every precaution was taken to protect the star and his fans.
Source: Daily mail
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