Overview

• Stephanie Demetrius, 44, allegedly approached a student on March 26 at the Academy for Urban Scholars High School in Columbus, Ohio, offering $2,000 to kill her estranged husband.
• Authorities say Demetrius gave the student a $250 down payment and provided details about her husband's schedule and home to facilitate the alleged plot.
• The plan was uncovered when the student's mother found incriminating messages on her son's phone and alerted police, who later obtained a recorded phone call confirming the arrangement.
• Demetrius, who is undergoing a contentious divorce and has a history of alleged violent behavior toward her husband, is being held on a $150,000 bond and prohibited from contacting her husband or the student.
• Her public defender claims the allegations are fabricated, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 11, 2025, to address the felony conspiracy charge.