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Man convicted of hiring hit man
Man convicted of hiring a friend to beat ex-stepsonDate published: 6/11/2009 BY ELLEN BILTZ A Caroline County business owner was convicted late Tuesday night of solicitation to commit malicious wounding. Donald Lee Ridenour, 60, who owns BDL Industries, a welding company in Ruther Glen, was found guilty by Judge Horace Rivercomb, who heard the case without a jury. His sentencing hearing is scheduled Sept. 8 in Caroline County Circuit Court. Caroline Commonwealth's Attorney Tony Spencer said Ridenour hired an acquaintance to badly beat his ex-wife's son last year, but a tip to police stopped the plan. Spencer said Ridenour had planned to pay the man $1,000 for committing the malicious wounding. This isn't the first time Ridenour got mixed up in such a scheme, Spencer said. In 1991, he was convicted in Maryland of solicitation to commit murder for hiring a man to kill his ex-wife. The victim in the Maryland crime was a different woman than the mother of the victim in the Caroline crime, Spencer said. He said after authorities caught on to Ridenour's scheme last December, Ridenour confessed to hiring a man to hurt his ex-stepson because he was concerned about losing his business to his ex-wife's family in their divorce. Ellen Biltz: 540/374-5424
Read more stories about Caroline Date published: 6/11/2009
WOW
(posted by
gobucks
, June 12, 2009 10:05 am)
You can't teach an old dog new tricks !
more facts on Ridenour
(posted by
Pen
, June 12, 2009 5:46 am)
The mother of his current victim was actually his third wife. He was married to a much older woman in the early 80's and was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon when he threatened her with a gun. This man is clearly dangerous and a narcissist. It makes you wonder why our society tolerates this behavior instead of giving appropriate consequences. The gun charges where dropped at the first wife's insistence!
Adv1sor,
(posted by
southern4life
, June 11, 2009 8:12 pm)
Why am I not suprised that someone is going to place the blame everywhere except where it should be. The people involved this time are to blame not the judge from 18 years ago. Come on, stop pointing fingers.
Another repeat offender
(posted by
Adv1sor
, June 11, 2009 3:46 pm)
I hold the judge from the first case responsible. For the safety of society, this man obviously should not be out of prison.
Thank you, Pen,
(posted by
sljohnson
, June 11, 2009 11:32 am)
for the full story. Wow! She knew what he had done and still married him?? Had the plan not been stopped, her son would have paid the price for her stupidity.
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