Post by c21king2queen on Jul 16, 2011 15:16:13 GMT -5
On Thursday, July 14th 2011, one of the suspects responsible for my husband's murder Plead Guilty to 2nd Degree Murder and 1st Degree Conspiracy. If she cooperates, gives truthful information and testifies against the other suspect, she will probably recieve between 13 and 16 and 1/2 years minus time already served. Sentencing is being held over until after she testifies against the other suspect, he is the main suspect and shooter. If she does not follow through and do her part in the Plea Deal then the State can declare the Plea Deal Null and Void and she could get Life Without Parole. They say they have enough to nail the other suspect without her testimony, but her testimony gives them more of a case and really nails it. She is being transported to the State Prison for her safety, because she states she has had threats and the other suspect's mother was arrested for trying to slip a razor blade in the jail to him. That has been one of my concerns all along, that she would talk because she felt threatened by him and his family. She definitely wouldn't talk and cooperate when they screwed up and set the bond unusually and extremely too low and they were both released on bond. While they were both out on House Arrest, it was too easy for his family to get to her and she was probably led to believe falsely that they would walk or get off very lightly. Since the new DA has been in office, a new indictment was brought against them, they were put back in jail and the bond upped to 1 Million. Under the new DA's administration, the DA's office has been able to finally get us to the point where she finally Plead Guilty, accepted a Plea Deal, and agreed to testify against the other suspect. It has only taken a little more than 3 years to get to this point, even though the 2 suspects were charged, arrested, and indicted just 2 weeks after my husband's murder. The Plea Deal means we don't have to go through trial with her and we will only have 1 trial to get through. Now we just wait for the trial. It hasn't been scheduled yet. It will probably be sometime in November, December, or sometime in 2012. I am getting anxious to get through the trial, now. I look forward to seeing him sentenced for Life Without Parole, locked up in State Prison and never see the light of day, death being the only way out for him. Even though she will probably get between 13 and 16 and 1/2 years, if her health problems as bad as she and her lawyer say, she may die in prison and not live to see the light of day and walk free someday. I know it may be bad to say, but it would seem like some real justice if she died in prison. Death should be the only way out for both of them. I am glad and grateful that she has finally agreed to testify against him and Plead Guilty. I pray that she will continue to cooperate and give truthful information. My family and I need some Justice and answers so we can finally make some sort of peace with all this and finally lay my husband to rest. I don't know why the Media and others mistakenly made comments to the affect that this is finally after over 3 years some closure for my family and I. They are wrong. There never really will be closure, only and end to a chapter so to speak in all of this. It will never really end for me. You never get over it or forget. You just have to learn to live with it one day at a time on this never ending roller coaster of grief. I have come a long way through my grief in just over 3 years, but it will always be there inside of me. I will always love my husband and he will always be my son's father. Our lives have drastically and very traumatically changed since my husband was murdered. No one or nothing can ever give back, repay or replace the life and future that was taken from my husband, son and I, as well as what has been taken from our entire family and friends. Finally, after more than 3 years, I feel some sense to a small degree of relief with 1 suspect Pleading Guilty on Thursday and agreeing to testify against the other suspect. I pray for her safety and the safety of her entire family and for her continued cooperation. Prayers and hugs to all Victims!!