Elizabeth Parks is maintaining that her daughter, Mia Rae Buscemi, 18, just wanted retribution for her late boyfriend when she conspired with another teen to hire a hit man, Patch reported.
"I'm not saying these kids were justified in doing this, but she's being labeled a monster," Parks, 34, said. "This is out of character."
Dallys Emery Vogel and Buscemi, both 19, got caught trying to hire a hit man to commit murder and conspiring to commit murder, charges punishable by up to life in prison. The charges were brought Wednesday by the Oakland Count Sheriff's Office in Michigan.
"Suffice to say this information came to us, that these two women were actively seeking someone to commit murder," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
He did not talk about any other specific details regarding the case so as to not compromise the comfort people have in reporting such events.
An undercover officer met with the young women on Nov. 4, who told the officer - whom they believed was a hit man - how they wanted the murder done and that they'd pay $2,000 for the job. At that point, they were placed under arrest and taken to Oakland County Jail.
Parks said her daughter has been suffering since 16-year-old Wesley Gillmore, her boyfriend and the father of her child, was shot and killed in Flint last year. Gillmore died in her arms and no one has been charged for his death, according to the Oakland Press.
"His death was the most traumatic thing she ever saw in her life," Parks said.
Bouchard added that the case is very sad for multiple reasons.
"Obviously it's sad that they would step outside to try to take street justice in such a permanent fashion, number one. Number two, so far, it's my understanding that [the man the women are accused of targeting] is not currently on the suspect list. Although [the homicide] is a Flint case, that's my understanding. Number three, both are young ladies with children under the age of 1. They've thrown away their lives and the lives of their children," Bouchard said.
The two women had met through a juvenile justice school system.
