Is Tara Lambert Still In Jail? Arrested For Kellie Cooke Murder For Hire

May 2024 ยท 3 minute read

Tara Lambert is still in jail for plotting the murder of her husband's ex-partner Kellie Cooke. She was jailed for seven years for hiring an assassin who turned out to be Franklin County deputy sheriff.

The stupidity turned into reality when Tara Lambert tried to kill her friend Kellie Cooke and was captured on the camera by Franklin's deputy sheriff.

After pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, Tara Lambert is currently serving a seven-year sentence.

Is Tara Lambert Still In Jail?

Tara Lambert was arrested and incarcerated in jail on July 28, 2015, for attempting to arrange for her husband's ex-girlfriend Kellie Cooke murder.

Out of an insane deal, she was ready to pay $125 to a man she thought was a hitman. The former model was detained after the undercover police recorded her from Franklin.

While meeting the sheriff, Lambert discussed her plans for her ex-friend Kellie Cooke in the video. Lambert laughs as she replies, "Just throw her in a helicopter, like one of those lumberjack chopper things."

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Tara also sent him a photo of Cooke with detailed information on the back, including her home, vehicle specifications, and instructions for tracking her activities.

Lambert's lawyer claimed that she was mentally ill and that the undercover officer tricked her into agreeing to the murder.

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Kellie Cooke and her husband, Brandon Shawn, have two small children in addition to raising the two teenage kids.

Brandon is the father of the teenage daughters, and the Lamberts had been wrangling about visitation arrangements for years, culminating in protracted legal battles.

The Former Model Tara Lambert Was Arrested For Kellie Cooke's Murder For Hire

The model Tara Lambert was arrested for plotting the murder of her friend Kellie Cooke. 

Lambert turned to her attorney and said, "That's bulls**," when the hitman she had hired came up and told a judge how radically his family's lives had changed.

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Pickaway County Common Pleas Judge Randall Knece expressed his displeasure when he described Lambert as a lifetime manipulator and con woman and sentenced her to five years in prison for conspiracy to commit aggravated murder.

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"You've lost control." Knece told Lambert, "You've been out of control since eighth grade," referring to her own trial testimony in the court that she had lived with her first love when she was that age.

Kellie Cooke reacts in Tuesday's episode of Dr. Phil. Is Lambert going to admit the truth finally? 

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