An Alabama man has admitted he tried to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife and 6 adult children.

Mohammad Mohammad, 64, pleaded guilty to seven counts of murder for hire, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama announced Wednesday, Sept. 24.

According to a federal complaint obtained by PEOPLE, a witness told federal authorities that Mohammad repeatedly asked them on Aug. 11, 2024 to find someone to “take care of” his family members amid divorce proceedings with his wife.

“Mohammad explained that he felt his pride and self-dignity had been destroyed throughout the falling-out with his family over the last few years,” per the complaint.

The witness allegedly connected the former plumber with an undercover FBI agent.  

At a subsequent meeting, Mohammad allegedly showed the agent posing as a hitman photos of his wife and six children, then gave him their address and descriptions of their vehicles. He offered the faux assassin $20,000 to kill his wife and $5,000 for each of his children.

“Six kids, and the mom,” he allegedly said to the undercover agent. “You pick and choose who you gunna take out, and get paid.”

“Start with one,” he allegedly said, “Take your time.”

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Mohammad and his wife married in March of 2021, but just months later, his wife and two of his children were granted protection orders against him.

In April 2022, he was arrested and charged with stalking after he allegedly placed GPS tracking devices on the cars of his family members, in violation of the restraining orders. In Jan. of 2023, his son’s pick-up truck was set on fire in the driveway of his wife’s home.

On Sept. 20, 2023, another of his son’s vehicles along with three others were “found burned in a suspicious fire,” per the complaint.

A few months later, on Dec. 9, 2023, Mohammad’s wife allegedly got a call from a man on behalf of Mohammad “in an attempt to reconcile the marriage.”

Less than 12 hours after the wife declined, another vehicle was torched at the wife’s residence, per the affidavit.

Mohammad was charged with violating the protective orders. At a hearing for his stalking charge, a witness allegedly told him he would go to hell if he hurt his family and he allegedly responded, “No, God will reward me.”

According to prosecutors, Mohammad faces a maximum sentence of 10 years for each count. He is scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 10.

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