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November 16, 2009

Hearing set for man suspected of plotting murder

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man accused of hiring his handyman to kill a Fargo dentist is scheduled to be in an Oklahoma City courtroom Nov. 25 for a hearing to determine whether he should be sent to North Dakota to face charges.



Gov. John Hoeven signed papers last week supporting the extradition of 63-year-old Gene Carl Kirkpatrick of Jones, Okla. Kirkpatrick is accused of hiring Michael Allen Nakvinda to kill Philip Gattuso, who was Kirkpatrick's son-in-law.



Kirkpatrick faces up to life in prison for conspiracy to commit murder. He also is charged with conspiracy to commit burglary.



Prosecutors allege Kirkpatrick paid Nakvinda $3,000 to kill Gattuso, who was found beaten to death with a hammer Oct. 26.



Nakvinda was arrested at his home in Oklahoma City on Oct. 31. He is being held in Fargo on a murder charge.



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