North Georgia man arrested for hitman scheme

A 72-year-old Ellijay man was arrested on charges that he tried to hire someone to kill his estranged wife and her caregiver. Authorities in north Georgia say Robert Goldman paid who he thought was a hitman, and asked that the killings be made to look like the result of a home invasion and robbery. Authorities protected Goldman’s wife and caregiver during a 2-week undercover investigation. Authorities say divorce appears to be the motive.