The Bahamas ‘hitman’ allegedly hired by Georgia housewife Lindsay Shiver to take out her wealthy ex-football player husband is seen for the first time following his release from jail.
Faron Newbold, 29, emerged from his smart, new-build home in the Abaco islands on Saturday morning clutching a green bottle and took off in a $50,000 Mercedes SUV.
The father-of-one pulled to the side of the road moments later to speak to DailyMail.com, winding down the window to tell our reporter: ‘I’ve told you guys, I’ll speak to you when my lawyer says it’s OK.’
We previously unmasked Newbold – alias Faylo - as a wannabe music producer and the son of a respected local politician in Marsh Harbour, the principal town in Abaco.
His day job is working as a structural engineer for a power company. According to Bahamian authorities, Newbold was enlisted by Shiver, 36, and her barman boyfriend Terrance Bethel, 28, to target her estranged husband Robert Shiver, 38.
Faron Newbold was seen clutching a green bottle as he stepped out for the first time since he was released from jail
The alleged 'hitman' drove off in a $50,000 Mercedes SUV after leaving his home Saturday
Newbold exchanged a few words with DailyMail.com afteremerging from his smart, new-build home in the Abaco islands
Lyndsay Shiver (left) was arrested July 21 after allegedly hatching a plot to murder her former college football star husband Robert Shiver (right)
The ex-cheerleader has spent the past two weeks locked up in a grim Nassau prison after cops uncovered evidence of the supposed ‘murder-for-hire’ plot from WhatsApp messages between the trio.
But a source with knowledge of the investigation predicted that prosecutors may have a hard time proving that Newbold intended to kill Auburn standout Robert, who is now safely back in Thomasville, Georgia with the couple’s three young sons.
‘He has not confessed and there is little evidence that he agreed to an offer,’ our source explained.
‘There is no evidence that he objected either. But, of course, it will be up to the Crown to prove that he was genuinely prepared to kill Mr Shiver.’
DailyMail.com revealed yesterday that Shiver allegedly confessed during her police interview to sending a photo of Robert to Newbold along with a message reading: ‘kill him.’
The petite blonde faces a sentence ranging from 30 to 60 years if convicted.
However, it’s understood the trio will argue they were simply ‘letting off steam’ because they disliked the way insurance exec Robert treated his wife of 13 years after filing for divorce in April.
Shiver’s Nassau-based attorney, Ian Cargill, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Lyndsay Shiver's lover Terrance Bethel (pictured) and Newbold were both released Thursday on $20,000 bail
Newbold's bail conditions included avoiding contact with Bethel and abiding by a curfew
Lindsay, a former cheerleader, was locked up in a Bahamian prison after her arrest last month
Video footage shared on social media showed Shiver without prison clothes or handcuffs as authorities flew her to the only prison in the Bahamas
Shiver's alleged co-conspirators - including her lover Terrane Adrien Bethel, and accused hired hitman Faron Newbold (right) - were seen sharing a pair of handcuffs as they wore shameless grins while being escorted through the airport
Childhood friends Bethel and Newbold were released Thursday on $20,000 bail and ordered to remain in Marsh Harbour where they will have to steer clear of one another and abide by a curfew.
Shiver will have to find five times that amount in cash and persuade a judge that she has a place to stay in the Bahamas before she can be released with an electronic ankle tag.
The former beauty pageant contestant is said to have been hooking up for the past several months with Bethel, whom she met while vacationing in Great Guana Cay, a sun-steeped resort island off the coast of Abaco.
Robert’s family own property there in exclusive Baker’s Bay, a members-only golf resort where Michael Jordan, Justin Timberlake and Tom Brady have sprawling coastal mansions.
But they cut off Shiver’s access to the luxurious residence and the family’s private jet in April after Robert learned of her fling with Bethel and filed for divorce, citing his wife’s ‘adulterous conduct’.
Shiver hit back in a counter-filing, accusing Robert of domestic abuse and claiming that any ‘extramarital relationship’ came after they had already split. Since then, Robert and their three kids, all aged under 12, have remained at the $2.5 million marital home in Thomasville while Shiver has travelled back and forth to the Bahamas to visit Bethel, sources say.
‘It’s common knowledge that they are dating,’ a friend told DailyMail.com. ‘It was like a crazy love affair between them.’
Robert Shiver filed for divorce from Lyndsay after accusing her of 'adulterous behavior'
On social media, Lindsay Shiver, 36, plays the part of adoring Christian mother and wife to her former college football star husband
The family's sprawling residence in Thomasville, Georgia, which is valued at $2.5 million, was at the center of the couple's bitter custody battle
The alleged murder plot was uncovered by chance when cops began investigating whether a burglary at Grabbers, a popular waterfront drinking spot on Great Guana Cay, was an inside job.
They asked Bethel to hand over his phone for inspection and stumbled upon WhatsApp messages in which he allegedly discussed wanting to kill Robert, who was nearby visiting his family home in Baker's Bay.
The trio were arrested on July 21 and were flown to Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, after more supposedly incriminating messages were found on their devices.
Robert was vacationing independently of his estranged wife when cops contacted him to warn him about the supposed plot. He was left 'in fear of his life' and flew back to the US with their kids shortly afterwards.
Shiver has been locked up ever since at Fox Hill Prison, which has been slammed by Amnesty International because of the squalid conditions and high number of inmate suicides.
A Supreme Court judge set her bail this past week at $100,000 but Shiver will remain behind bars until officials have rubber stamped the arrangements at a hearing scheduled for next Wednesday.
Sources with knowledge of the case have dismissed reports suggesting Robert agreed to pick up the tab.
His wife won’t be allowed to leave the Bahamas while the case progresses, and she'll have to surrender her passport and report daily to a police station in Nassau until her October indictment.
Lyndsay and Robert Shiver had filed countersuits against each other and were due in court days after the plot was discovered
In the US, meanwhile, Robert is pursuing sole custody of the children and hopes to be the sole owner of the Thomasville mansion in the wake of the damning allegations.
The ex-couple were scheduled to square off on July 20 in Thomas County Superior Court, where they had filed counterclaims against each other in a hostile custody battle.
While Robert accused his wife of cheating, Lindsay countered with accusations of 'physical and mentally cruel treatment.’ She also claimed that her affair was during a time of separation for the couple and was 'legally condoned by husband', according to court documents.
Her attorney claimed in the filing that Robert was abusive, writing in a restraining order request against him: '(Lindsay) feels unsafe in the marital home and has installed locks on the interior doors of the home for protection.
'(Robert) has abused the wife in the home in the children's presence on multiple occasions, not only physically but also mentally and emotionally,' the filing alleges.
Robert has worked for Senior Life Insurance Company since 2009 following the end of his American Football career
He was previously was drafted by his hometown Atlanta Falcons in 2009 but was cut before the season began
Robert played for Auburn University between 2006 and 2008 as a long snapper, and is the son of the former CEO of $5 billion company Flowers Foods
Robert Shiver was vacationing independently of his wife when cops contacted him to warn him about the plot. He is pictured back at his home in Georgia on Tuesday
Alabama native Shiver graduated from Auburn University, where the two met in 2007 while Robert was captain of the football team.
Robert is the son of Allen Shiver, who served for more than four decades as CEO of Flowers Foods before stepping down in 2019 from the $5 billion company.
The pair have three sons together with the youngest just four years old. He proudly mentions his children in his own Instagram profile which reads: 'Dad to the trio!'
Robert played for Auburn University between 2006 and 2008 as a long snapper. He signed with the NFL team Atlanta Falcons as a free agent following his college career but he was let go in the first roster cuts ahead of the 2009 season.
Lindsay, a former cheerleader, was named Miss Houston County in 2005 and finished second in the National Peanut Festival pageant. Robert pursued a career in business and currently serves as an executive vice president for Senior Life Insurance Company, according to its website.
