LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
A May 9 preliminary hearing has been set for a Las Vegas man who is accused of trying to hire someone to murder his wife.
Jorge Victorino-Vazquez, 32, is facing burglary, conspiracy and solicitation to commit murder charges.
Vazquez made an initial appearance in court in connection to the charges on Wednesday.
According to Las Vegas Metro police, he planned to have the murder plot carried out on his birthday Monday.
"He went so far as to say it would be his birthday present," officials wrote in the report.
Police were told by an informant that Vazquez wanted the hit to look like a home invasion robbery. The robbers would break into his home, beat him up, steal some property and kill his wife, the informant told police.
That led to an April 19 meeting between the husband and an undercover officer at the Triple Play casino-restaurant on Decatur Boulevard near Sahara Avenue, according to police.
For a $2,000 fee, "Vazquez explained he wanted his wife killed because she was cheating on him, took his money, took his vehicles, wouldn't sign papers for him, and always threatened to call INS to have him deported," officials wrote in the report.
According to police, the officer requested a photo of Vazquez's wife, Marisela Sandoval, along with a diagram of the couple's home at 3309 El Cortez Ave., and half the money up front.
Vazquez met with the officer again on April 20 and 21, where he delivered the cash in two payments along with the photo and a diagram showing "possible paths of entry and escape," officials said.
Vazquez was arrested following the third meeting.
As he was being taken to jail, police said, Vazquez blamed his wife's abusive tendencies for his actions and, "stated several times that he has no regrets in what he did."
However, the report states that detectives caught Vazquez wrapping his belt around his neck while in custody. He was stopped before harming himself, police said.
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Jorge Victorino-Vazquez (Courtesy: LVMPD)
Vazquez stands with counsel in court Wednesday. (Peter Dawson/FOX5)
