Bravo reality star Colin Dias denies plotting murder-for-hire against wife

Married to Medicine: Los Angeles' Colin Dias is denying any involvement in a murder-for-hire plot aimed at his ex-wife Lia Jones.

Lawyer Robert Eisfelder, who is representing Dias, told TMZ in a statement on Wednesday that Jones made a series of false claims in a court filing Monday requesting a domestic violence restraining order against Dias.

In her filing, Jones told the court that a neighbor had informed her that Dias had asked 'what would it cost to get rid of' her in a grisly discussion that involved talk about weapons, the outlet reported.

Jones said in her court filing that Dias had been 'actively looking and recruiting' for a person to kill her.

Eisfelder denied all of the allegations against his client, the outlet reported, noting that Dias had been granted sole legal and physical custody of the former couple's two children, who are both minors.

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'Dr. Dias has raised the two minor children essentially on his own and, despite Ms. Jones’ continuing conduct as described in the record, by virtue of Dr. Dias excellent parenting, the children are thriving,' Eisfelder told the Daily Mail on Wednesday. 

Jones is looking to have the current custodial orders modified later this month, as the former couple have a July 28 court hearing on the subject.

Dias, in a declaration filed this past April 21 and reviewed by the Daily Mail, said he was 'opposed to Lia being awarded joint legal and physical custody of our children.'

In the filing, Dias made allegations of domestic violence against Jones spread across multiple years.

Dias said that Jones assaulted him by punching his stomach with a closed fist on May 19, 2021 during a time he had been on the mend after a recent surgery.

He claimed Jones told him at the time, 'I wish you would die.'

Dias in the declaration also cited a November 9, 2021 exchange claiming Jones had assaulted him with both of their children present, saying she would 'put two bullets' in his head. This occurred three days after Dias said Jones attacked him in front of the children.

In the declaration, Dias said he obtained a restraining order against Jones on November 10, 2021.

Dias said that he obtained a criminal protective order against Jones on April 19, 2022, on the ground of domestic violence. This led to the arrest of Jones four months later in connection with a purported violation of it.

Dias said in his April filing that 'on October 24, 2022, the Los Angeles Superior Court entered a 5-year CLETS restraining order against Lia, and I was awarded sole legal and physical custody of our two minor children.'

Eisfelder told the Daily Mail that 'on May 4, 2023, Jones pled guilty to Domestic Violence and Battery stemming from her original arrest in November 21, 2021 and violation of the Criminal Protective Order stemming from her second arrest in August of 2022.'

Eisfelder said Jones has launched multiple attempts to revise the custody order in regard to the two children, none of which were authorized by the court.

Jones told the outlet in a statement, 'What I and my family have gone through since being made aware of the very serious situation of my life and safety being compromised has been extremely challenging and caused so much distress.

'I am confident that once the courts review the totality of texts, witnesses statements and first hand accounts there will be sufficient evidence that can't be refuted.'

The divorce between the former pair had been settled in 2023, with Jones telling the court in her custody filing that she had completed a number of steps in accordance with the petition, according to the outlet.

They included therapy, a domestic violence course that spanned 52 weeks, and completion of anger management and parenting courses.