Teen arrested for allegedly pushing mom to hire hitman to kill son, 3

An 18-year-old was arrested for allegedly pushing a teen mom to try to hire a hitman to kill her 3-year-old child in order to win him back because the toddler was nothing but a “problem,” police said.

Gamaliel Soza was arrested Monday in his Miami residence after police uncovered his text messages to Jazmin Paez, 18, who was arrested last month for requesting a hit on her own son on a parody website, NBC 6 reports.

“The kid is the problem, I hope you see that all I ever wanted was to free you,” Soza allegedly texted. “I told you about the kid, you won’t do anything … you do it, and I’ll think about coming back.”

The messages between the two also revealed that Paez may have tried to get her son “eaten by bears” in the woods or attempted to “drown [him] in the water.”

Soza’s arrest report shows that he demanded pictures as proof that Paez went through with the crime.

Paez eventually went on to rentahitman.com, where the website’s owner, Robert Innes, flagged police after believing the request for a hit was a serious one as opposed to the hundreds of parodies he sees every day.

Unlike other requests, the one Paez allegedly sent included pictures of her son and details on his exact location for a hit to occur, according to court records.

After confirming that the request to kill the toddler for $3,000 came from Paez’s computer, police arrested her on July 18, and she remains in custody at the Miami-Dade jail.

Like Paez, Soza was charged with first-degree murder conspiracy and unlawful use of a communications device.

He was given a $15,000 bond and ordered to have no contact with the 3-year-old boy or anyone under the age of 18 without supervision.

A representative for Soza and Paez could not be immediately reached for comment.

Police said the toddler has been placed in the custody of relatives, with the Florida Department of Children and Families overlooking the case.

Reacting to the latest arrest in the case, Innes told NBC 6: “It sucks man, it’s a really bad story to begin with. The fact that the website was able to prevent a violent crime and save a life is… that’s what makes it worthwhile to me.

“At least the child is going to be OK.”