It's a lament of the wealthy everywhere these days: you just can't find good help
/Louisiana healthcare millionaire pleads guilty to kidnap plot against his ex-wife which unraveled when the two captors he hired DROWNED while trying to escape police with the wife in the back of their van
In August 2017, two men - Sylvester Bracey and Arsenio Haynes - went to Schanda's home to kidnap her. They put a bag over her head, tied her up and threw her into the back of a van then set off.
Handley had hired them while he was high on meth and cocaine, according to his lawyer. It's unclear why Handley wanted to kidnap his ex or if he intended to kill her.
After placing Schanda in the back of their van at gunpoint, the two kidnappers drove away but they ran into traffic.
Rather than wait it out, they drove up the shoulder of the road and attracted the attention of a deputy who started pursuing them.
During the chase, they turned off the road and crashed into a swampy area. They then abandoned the van on foot, leaving Schanda tied up in the back, and as they ran, decided to jump into a canal where they later drowned.