The suspect who allegedly grabbed an iPad from a man at the Cherry Creek mall has been charged with trying to arrange the murder of the robbery victim.

Brandon Darnell Smith, 21, is accused of attempting to arrange the murder of Bill Jordan, a human resources director of an international uranium mining company based in Canada.

Jordan’s left pinky finger was amputated at the first knuckle shortly after the April 15 robbery near the shopping center’s parking garage.

The bag holding the iPad was wrapped around Jordan’s hand, and when Smith allegedly grabbed the bag, he tore away the skin from the pinky finger of Jordan’s left hand.

According to a probable cause statement, a letter allegedly sent by Smith in which he attempted to arrange Jordan’s murder was intercepted by deputies at the Denver Justice Center.

In the letter, Smith identifies Jordan, his home address and tells the person he is writing, “YOU GET THIS DONE! AND I GO ON ANYTHING I’ll rob a bank if you want me too. Just do this for your boy and I got you for sure. You know how we do it.”

Smith points out that Jordan’s address is included and says, “That’s the address, so handle it A.S.A.P.”

He concludes the letter by saying that, “I really need this otherwise it’s a wrap!! If you do this, case is dropped.”

Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com.