DOUGLASVILLE - Three people have been charged with murder and authorities are looking for another man in connection with what officials describe as a death contract taken out on a truck driver. <br>
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The victim's wife is accused of arranging the hit, Douglas County and Douglasville officials said Monday. Tips from the public helped lead to the arrests in an 11-month investigation. <br>
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According to investigators, Eugene ``Jerry'' Post, 59, was shot five times with a .45-caliber gun on Oct. 25, 2001 at Royal Metal Products in Douglasville, where he worked as a truck driver. A co-worker found the body several hours later. <br>
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Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller said Monday that Deborah Post, 47, arranged the ``assassination'' either for life insurance or because ``she just wanted to get rid of her husband.'' <br>
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Police said they had little evidence to work with, and it wasn't until a $10,000 reward was posted in May by the owner of Royal Metal that they started getting leads. <br>
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``This shocked us as a company,'' said Roy Crider, an owner of Royal Metal. ``We wanted to see it resolved.'' <br>
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Crider described the former worker as a ``top-notch employee.'' <br>
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Douglasville Police Chief Joe Whisenant said Deborah Post and a friend, Mary Annette Kelley, allegedly approached Bernard Green for help. <br>
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Authorities accuse Green, who used to work with Kelley, of putting the women in touch with Michael Raysor, 33, thought to be the gunman. <br>
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The fee was $10,000 to $13,000, authorities said. <br>
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A warrant has been issued for Raysor's arrest. Post, Kelley and Green were being held with no bond.
