Anastasia Nicolazzi
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Unbeknownst to both of them, the car was equipped with an audio recording device, which captured their conversation. What follows is a portion of that recording.
The two teenage girls were discussing their accomplice in the murder, Andre Clemens, who they seem to be blaming for instigating this plan while simultaneously incriminating themselves in premeditated murder.
After the girls were separated, Jazlyn Smith was asked to give her account, still in the police car, but now with her mother present.
According to Smith, it was her friend Andre Clemens who had recruited her to participate in what she thought would be just a fight with another boy, a fight he claimed was retribution for Dwight's involvement with Clemens' girlfriend.
She described the moment Dwight entered the stairwell how, sensing danger, he tried to flee, but Clemens and Smith ran him down and backed him into a corner of the stairwell while Jaslyn Smith was holding the sword. And we want to warn you that the following audio content is graphic and disturbing.
In Smith's account, the weapons that killed Dwight were in Clement's hand, but it was clear that all three were complicit in the plan and the murder.
With two of the suspects in custody, police set out to find Andre Clemens, the alleged mastermind, and according to Smith, the one who plunged the knife then sword into Dwight's neck and chest.
Not surprisingly, Clemens was not as quick to confess.
The only thing missing from the investigation, or I should say the only two things, were the murder weapons. But thanks to his texts on his phone, police had a pretty good idea what had happened to them.
You know, Scott, I just have to say it because this is one of those things that I think we get from TV more than anything. It's like, oh, my gosh, they don't have the murder weapon. Like, can they prove the case? But look, as a prosecutor and I think as a member of law enforcement, we know it's really not that uncommon.
They're actually rarely located because the important thing is, you know, they were used based on the injury to your victims. Right. And here they already have the video corroborated by statements. They certainly have more than enough for a case right there.
And, you know, interestingly, you have to think about where do they get most of their information about the details of this plan, right? And it's from both Jaslyn Smith and Christy Parisian. But again, you could not use those statements in court against Clemens, right? Not unless there's a deal made with these young women and they take the stand.
So really, this case is going to come down unless those plans and those deals are put into place. It's going to be a circumstantial case with proof by the video that can corroborate these accounts immediately. If they make the deal and take the stand, you know, those statements alone, as we know, in court can't be used against accomplices.
And that was exactly what investigators planned to find out.
So we're not going to get too deep into the laws about ages and juveniles and minors because, honestly, it is such a deep dive that we would be here for the next hour. There's a lot of legalese involved. But, you know, basically in Florida, at last reading, at 16 or 17, you can definitely be charged as an adult, but only certain cases, right?
Murder, kidnapping, assault, manslaughter, carjacking, and other violent offenses. But the reason for all these laws is that people realize that younger people do not have the same rights mindset and life experience, and also should sometimes be given those other chances and given lighter sentences, except obviously in the most serious of crimes.
And the reality is, as we know, is that the reason that these nuances, these age factors make such a difference, whether you're in juvenile court or adult court, is the sentencing. If they are charged as juveniles, they could face a maximum of only 36 months.
That's three years for these crimes in a juvenile detention center, where obviously there are much longer prison sentences if convicted at trial or plead guilty. So there's a lot to go into it. But here, as to your point, Scott— I mean, these three peoples clearly seemed to know right and wrong and showed little remorse.
The decision to charge and try the three suspects as adults was understandably courting attention and controversy. If convicted, Clemens, Smith, and Parisian could face life in prison, but it was the brutality and callousness that drew even more attention.
In the end, all three suspects decided to plead guilty and not go to trial, also avoiding the most severe penalty if they had.
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