Allison Mells, top, and La’Mathis Eugene Hamilton.

Snitches get stitches, folks.

Or a coffin, in this case.

Ocala:

A day after police charged La’Mathis Eugene Hamilton, 27, with first-degree murder in the death of Roland Henry Lanctot, they arrested Allison Mells, 53, on a charge of principal to first-degree murder.

Ocala police on Tuesday said the murder of Lanctot, 61, whose body was discovered by a relative in a densely wooded area off a busy road a few months ago, was tied to his being a key witness in a drug deal that involved Mells’ son, Kenneth Mills.

According to Ocala Police Department Detective Richard Tuck’s report, Lanctot was a confidential informant and had conducted several drug purchases under the direction of the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, which included deals with Kenneth Mills, 31.

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Lanctot was found dead in his tent in the area of Northwest Blitchton Road and Northwest 33rd Avenue the afternoon of Jan. 17 by his sister.

Tuck interviewed a person who claimed that Mells paid Hamilton to kill Lanctot. The person alleged Mells purchased a firearm and said he knew Lanctot snitched on his son. He said he became aware of Lanctot’s identity during a court procedure, reports state.