COLLEGE STUDENT ACCUSED IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT

Jackson T. Keller, 19, a student at Fort Lewis College, is being held on charges of attempting to set up a murder-for-hire plot, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said Monday.

"The investigation began January 28, which uncovered evidence suggesting the suspect allegedly attempted to persuade two separate parties to commit the murder of a fellow student in exchange for a cash payment," CBI said.

Keller was arrested the next day and booked into the La Plata County Jail. He faces charges of Criminal Solicitation for First Degree Murder Homicide in the First Degree and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon on College Grounds.

Fort Lewis College is located in Durango and "the Fort Lewis College Police Department and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the campus community related to this incident," CBI said.