PICKENS ─ County authorities have arrested a Pickens man they say tried to arrange a murder for hire.

Charles Eulistus Patterson, 27, of 222 Acres Drive was arrested and charged Tuesday, Jan. 19 with solicitation to commit a felony.

Police have accused Patterson of contacting an undercover operative working under the supervision of the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit and trying to set up the murder of an Easley man, according to an arrest warrant.

The contacts allegedly took place between Jan. 15 and Jan. 19, and police say Patterson asked the informant if he knew someone who would kill the man, the incident report states.

According to the incident report, conversations between the informant and Patterson were recorded.

The warrant accuses Patterson of furnishing the operative with jewelry to consummate the deal and providing the operative with “written, detailed instructions of how to execute the crime.”

Police also say instructions of how the Easley man was to be killed and his body disposed were also provided, according to the warrant.

According to the incident report, Patterson said the jewelry, consisting of two watches and a ring, was worth about $700.

Patterson is being held without bond at the Pickens County Detention Center.