MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (KLIX) A Mountain Home man is facing charges of solicitation for murder after authorities arrested him ahead of the Christmas holiday. According to the Elmore County Sheriff's Office in a news release, deputies served a warrant for one count of solicitation for murder on Ricky Weaver on December 20. That evening deputies executed what they termed a "no-knock" search warrant at Weaver's home in Mountain Home. He was booked into the Elmore County Jail and charged with an additional offense of battery on a peace officer and resisting arrest. Bond for Weaver was set at $1,000,000 for the solicitation charge. The sheriff's office has withheld the intended victims name to protect their privacy.

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