A judge Thursday sentenced a Charlotte woman convicted in a murder-for-hire plot against her ex-husband to a maximum 10 years in prison.
A jury found Fathia Davis guilty last summer.
Davis appeared before a judge Thursday and expressed remorse and regret for what happened.
Davis was convicted of hiring hit men to shoot her ex-husband in the head. But those hit men were actually undercover police officers.
A group of Davis' supporters came to her sentencing hearing to serve as character witnesses. They told the judge that Davis was a desperate mother trying to protect her daughter and keep her safe. At the time, Davis was going through a bitter custody battle with her ex-husband, Jody Davis.
"There is such a thing as temporary insanity," said Ish Payne, one of Fathia Davis' supporters. "I think she was pushed to a point in her own life and she just lost it. She was very regretful and remorseful."
They also spoke of how Fathia Davis was an upstanding member of the community, a volunteer and a regular member of her church and Bible study.
"She's such a giving caring person," Payne said. "That's who she was. This is so out of context for her."
Jody Davis spoke with Channel 9 outside the courthouse Thursday.
He said he is happy with the 10-year sentence the judge handed down, but that he still prays for Fathia Davis.
"Every night, the last thing I do is go into my child's bedroom and pray for her mother with her," Jody Davis said. "That's what she wants. That's what I do. It's hard, but it's right."
Ultimately the judge said there was evidence that Fathia Davis tried to kill her ex-husband more than once. He said when it came down to it, he couldn't understand why someone with such a great support system would want to carry out such a heinous act.
Once Fathia Davis is released from prison, she will be on two years of supervised release. She will also need to go through mental health treatments.
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