SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating three suspects in connection with a plot to commit murder.

Three suspects, Alex Karcher, 22, Xavier McCray, 22, and Xavier Lewis, 24, all from Salina were taken into custody without incident at various Salina locations late Sunday and early Monday and booked into jail on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Capital Murder, according to Kansas Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Doug Younger.

All three are being held on $1,000,000 bond.

Younger said the three men were working together on a plot to kill someone, but would not release any details on who the trio was allegedly plotting to murder, citing officer safety concerns.

The investigation into the plot is ongoing. Younger said there were 30-40 law enforcement officers actively working the case. “It’s a rather large investigation,” he said.

“With the involvement of the Drug Task Force, it was fair to assume the plot was drug related,” said Younger.