Yvette Elizabeth Barron, 19, of Lower Lake, Calif., was arrested on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, for allegedly soliciting to have her ex-boyfriend murdered. Lake County Jail photo.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Lower Lake woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to have someone kill her ex-boyfriend.

Yvette Elizabeth Barron, 19, was arrested at 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to Sgt. Rodd Joseph of the Clearlake Police Department.

On Monday at about 11 p.m. an adult male subject came to the Clearlake Police Department to report that Barron, his ex-girlfriend, was trying to have him killed, Joseph said.

The male subject had two other women with him, one of whom told police that she knew Barron and had spoken with her by telephone a short time earlier, according to Joseph.

Joseph said the female witness – who said that the phone call occurred in an open public parking lot in Clearlake – reported that during the call Barron asked her to have the male killed.

While at the police department, officers had the woman call Barron back in the officers’ presence and talk about the earlier phone call, Joseph said.

He said that the officers overheard a woman claiming to be Barron state she wanted the woman witness to kill her ex-boyfriend due to an ongoing custody battle. The two women had a detailed conversation about Barron’s request to have the victim murdered.

Joseph said that, at the call's conclusion, officers went to Barron’s residence in the 16200 block of Jessie Street in Lower Lake. They contacted Barron at the house and allegedly obtained incriminating statements from her about the threats to kill her ex-boyfriend.

Officers arrested Barron and located her cellular phone, documenting the two mentioned phone calls and several additional incriminating text messages, Joseph said. Barron’s children were released to the care of a family member.

Barron was later booked into the Lake County Jail on felony charges of soliciting to commit murder and conspiracy to commit a crime, according to booking records.

Her bail was set at $50,000. Jail records indicated she remained in custody late Tuesday.

Barron is due to appear in Lake County Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 13, according to her booking sheet.

Anyone with information regarding this case or any other crime occurring within the city of Clearlake is asked to contact the police department at 707-994-8251. Callers may remain anonymous.

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