A Waco man has been charged with attempted capital murder after he allegedly offered $30,000 to a hit man to kill 54th District Judge Matt Johnson. The “hit man” was an undercover officer.

William Ray Phillips stands accused of attempting to kill Johnson “in retaliation for and on account of the service and status” of Johnson as a district judge, according to the May 28 true bill of indictment in the first-degree felony case.