A GATE CITY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED IN A MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT TO KILL A RELATIVE HAS ENTERED A PLEA IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. 53 YEAR OLD GEORGE THACKER WAS INDICTED IN SEPTEMBER ON A CHARGE OF SOLICITATION OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. ON JULY 24TH, THACKER ALLEGEDLY PAID AN UNDERCOVER AGENT OF THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 500 DOLLARS AS A PARTIAL PAYMENT TO HAVE DENVER HORTON OF BRENTWOOD TENNESSEE KILLED. A MOTIVE IS NOT KNOWN. THACKER REMAINS FREE ON A 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND.