The sentence comes as part of plea deal with the State. Anderson was arrested in April 2021 for second-degree murder, accused of shooting Joshua Purcell at close range in the parking lot of Bethel AME Church.
The FBI arrested the 73-year-old South Florida woman Monday evening as she attempted to board a flight to Vietnam. The indictment affirms charges State Attorney Jack Campbell announced earlier this week.
By Abby Walton, Chasity Maynard and Julie Montanaro
Back in March, Derek Braxton was fired from TPD after being arrested for allegedly assaulting a man at Baja’s Beach House night club on February 12 while he was off duty.
Both the prosecution and defense have now rested their cases in the murder for hire trial of Charlie Adelson. Closing arguments and jury deliberations will begin Monday.
The South Florida periodontist faces extensive questioning as he seeks to defend himself from allegations that he plotted and paid for the murder of his former brother-in-law.
Prosecutors accuse Adelson of plotting and funding the killing to help his sister Wendi Adelson elude a contentious custody battle amid her brutal divorce with victim Dan Markel.
The state accused the South Florida periodontist of plotting and funding the killing to help his sister Wendi Adelson elude a contentious custody battle amid her brutal divorce with victim Dan Markel.
Prior to last week, the South Florida periodontist always claimed he had no connection to the 2014 homicide. But during opening statements, his defense changed course, saying he was was extorted to pay for the crime, threatened to pay or risk his family could be next.
The court has summoned hundreds of potential jurors to be interviewed. Many were surprised to see Adelson himself in the courtroom for proceedings starting Monday.
A 62-year-old white man convicted of attempting to run down six Black men at the site of the Rosewood massacre has been sentenced to a single year in prison.
Ultimately, prosecutors were unable to establish intent from Ervin to defraud the state and instead found evidence to support Ervin’s assertions that she believed she was allowed to vote.
The hearings are the first of several in advance of the high-profile trial that is expected to last at least three weeks. Another hearing is set for Thursday to decide if Adelson’s parents, Harvey and Donna, are required to answer questions in a deposition prior to trial.
Ultimately, the jury found Phillips not guilty of armed robbery with a firearm, guilty of attempted manslaughter and guilty of attempted second-degree murder, according to court records.
Martin Barrett, 61, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 74-year-old Cecilia Lopez-Quessada. He was sentenced to life in prison, according to the state attorney’s office.
Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman wrote in her motion that Harvey and Donna Adelson have refused to give testimony as required by Florida law and that those actions support a finding of contempt of court.
Witness lists, evidence lists and pre-trial motions are all due Friday, September 22, as both the state and defense team get ready for Adelson’s upcoming trial.
Javon Peterson, 24, and Shawnnomarie Barr, 21, went on trial this week for a deadly drive-by shooting in which three people were shot outside the store on Alabama Street on August 21, 2020
Cory Tanner is facing charges of murder and aggravated assault for back-to-back attacks last Thursday. Both happened in the woods near the corner of Fred George Road and Old Bainbridge Road.
