Siblings convicted of contract killing against stepfather

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JACKSON, Miss. — A brother and sister from Clinton, Mississippi, were convicted Thursday of their involvement in a murder-for-hire plot aimed at killing their stepfather to collect life insurance money, federal prosecutors announced.

Joshua Druid Bryan, 29, received a 120-month prison sentence after being convicted at trial of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and murder-for-hire. His sister, 30-year-old Regan Emily Bryan, was sentenced to 65 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.

According to court documents and evidence presented during the trial, the siblings attempted to hire a hitman to carry out the murder. Authorities did not provide details on how the plot was foiled, but said both were arrested and prosecuted following an investigation.

The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee for the Southern District of Mississippi and ATF Special Agent in Charge Joshua Jackson, who credited their teams for bringing the case to trial.

Two Mississippi siblings are headed to federal prison after their contract killing ended in convictions and long prison sentences.