{"id":261,"date":"2026-05-21T17:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=261"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:03:49","slug":"tiktok-influencer-arrested-at-calif-airport-in-alleged-murder-for-hire-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=261","title":{"rendered":"TikTok influencer arrested at Calif. airport in alleged murder-for-hire plot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A TikTok influencer was arrested at the Arcata-Eureka airport in Humboldt County last week and later charged in Los Angeles County in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting former Why Don\u2019t We singer Jack Avery, the\u00a0father of her child.<\/p>

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Gabriela \u201cGabbie\u201d Gonzalez, 24, her father Francisco Gonzalez, 59, and her former boyfriend Kai Faron Cordrey, 26, were each charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and solicitation of murder in connection with what prosecutors described as a yearslong plot.<\/p><\/div>

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Court documents allege the plot stretched across several states, involved cryptocurrency payments and dark web communications, and at one point included discussions about making the killing \u201cappear to be an accident.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

\u201cThis was a lengthy investigation that was initiated by the FBI and eventually turned over to our office, resulting in criminal charges being filed today,\u201d Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement Tuesday. \u201cThis is a case where the defendants are accused of going to great lengths to find someone to commit murder.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

\u201cMost fathers raise their children to respect the law,\u201d Hochman added, \u201cbut here we have a dad who allegedly helped his daughter and her boyfriend break the law in the most sinister way imaginable.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

According to the Humboldt County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Gonzalez was arrested Saturday at the California Redwood Coast\u2013Humboldt County Airport in McKinleyville. Lt. Jesse Taylor told Redheaded Blackbelt that the sheriff\u2019s office \u201cassisted LA County DA with the apprehension\u201d and that Gonzalez was \u201ctaken into custody at ACV in McKinleyville without incident.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

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Court records show Gonzalez was initially held in Humboldt County from May 15 to May 16 before being transferred south to Los Angeles County custody. An extradition complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court recommended $2 million bail for each defendant.<\/p><\/div>

The felony complaint alleges the custody battle centered on Gonzalez and Avery\u2019s daughter. Prosecutors allege Gonzalez and her father \u201cparticipated in a custody and visitation dispute\u201d in which Avery allegedly was portrayed as \u201cunfit, dangerous, or harmful.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

According to the complaint, Gonzalez and Francisco Gonzalez allegedly \u201cused allegations concerning Jack Avery\u2019s treatment\u201d of the child, along with frustration over the family court process, \u201cto encourage or justify efforts to remove Jack Avery from [the child\u2019s] life.\u201d<\/p>

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Investigators allege Gonzalez repeatedly discussed wanting Avery dead between 2020 and 2021 and talked about hiring a hit man to kill him. They also allege Gonzalez and Cordrey discussed using bitcoin and the dark web to arrange the killing in Los Angeles.<\/p><\/div>

In one allegation detailed in the complaint, prosecutors say Cordrey texted his mother in April 2021 that there was a \u201c15k$+ bounty\u201d if her contact knew someone who could help with \u201cgetting Jack Avery away from\u201d the child. The complaint further alleges Gonzalez and Cordrey attempted to recruit a Hawaii man on the island of Kauai \u201cto threaten, scare, or force Jack Avery off Kauai.\u201d<\/p><\/div>

Prosecutors allege Francisco Gonzalez later transferred roughly $10,000 to Cordrey as upfront money for the alleged murder-for-hire scheme, followed by a $4,000 payment routed through\u00a0Cordrey\u2019s business, Site Whisperer. The filings also allege Cordrey used the alias \u201cLizardKing69\u201d while creating or accessing a dark-web murder-for-hire account tied to Avery. Court records allege Cordrey later identified Avery as the target and provided a Woodland Hills address associated with him.<\/p><\/div>

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