Indictment possible against doctor in murder plot

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Indictment possible against doctor in murder plot

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Dr. Ralph Arnold Smith, Jr. (Source: WABG-TV)

Lee Abraham (Source: Greenwood Commonwealth)

GREENWOOD, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

A judge has ruled there is enough evidence for a grand jury to consider whether to indict a Greenwood doctor for allegedly conspiring with two men to kill his ex-wife's divorce lawyer.

He also ordered Dr. Ralph Arnold Smith Jr. to remain in jail without bond.

A police detective also testified that a video showed Smith, and an alleged hit man, discussing the murder plot.

The 70-year-old doctor is charged with conspiring to kill attorney Lee Abraham. Authorities say the plot led to a shootout on April 28 in Abraham's office in Greenwood.

Abraham was not hurt.

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