A Texas man is accused of seeking to kill the mother of his child's new boyfriend and enlisting the help of his friends because he needed a ride to confront the man.

Hugo Carlin, 19, is charged with soliciting someone to commit murder , McLennan County jail records show. He was booked into the McLennan County Jail on Wednesday and is being held on $250,000 bail.

According to authorities, Carlin had a "desire to commit murder," but he had a problem: He needed a way of reaching his intended target.

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"I need gas money bro," the suspect said in a text to 22-year-old Elian Araujo, according to an arrest affidavit reviewed by local CBS affiliate KWTX .

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