Men Arrested In Plot To Murder Via Snake

LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Murder by rattlesnake.

That's what police in Lakewood, Colo., say two men were plotting over a debt.

Suspects Herbert Beck, 56, and Lee Steelman, 34, are being held on bonds of $500,000 each, charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Investigators said they plotted to kill Matthew Sowash, owner of Amateur Poker Tour in Wheat Ridge, Colo., claiming he owed them $60,000 as part of an investment in the Texas Hold'em-style poker business.

Investigators said the plan was to build a wooden box to hold the snakes, with a lid to hold the victim by his legs. Sowash contacted the Colorado Bureau of Investigation after getting threatening e-mails. Police said one of the suspects also wanted to kidnap Sowash's children and use them as leverage to get the money back.

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this doesn't sound entirely believable to be honest