BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – 4 persons are dealing with prices in connection to a murder-for-hire conspiracy that left a 17-year-old Hernando County girl dead and her relative seriously injured.
On February 6, 2023, deputies say Isabella Scavelli, 17, a Hernando Excessive Faculty junior, went to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Workplace with a relative and stated she was sexually battered by 36-year-old Lenard White, who’s often known as Len, Mike Williams and Stick.
In line with Sheriff Al Nienhuis, the subsequent night time, Scavelli, and the identical relative who went together with her to the sheriff’s workplace, answered their door and had been met by two males who opened fireplace on them.
Scavelli was killed, and the opposite lady, who has not been publicly recognized, was critically injured.
Sheriff Nienhuis stated deputies with K9s responded to the house close to the intersection of Hazel Avenue and Martin Luther King J. Blvd. in Brooksville round 11:30 p.m. on February 7. He added that the K9s tracked what they believed was the trail of the suspects, or one of many suspects and located a shoe close to the crime scene.
In line with the sheriff, DNA discovered on the shoe belonged to 22-year-old Keshawn Woods, a documented gang member.
White, the alleged sexual battery suspect, instantly turned a suspect within the double taking pictures, in accordance with HCSO. Officers say White went on an unplanned, spontaneous journey to Georgia the identical day the teenager reported the alleged sexual battery to attempt to create an alibi to keep away from prosecution.
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The sheriff stated White paid Sheldon Robinson, 21, about $10,000 to homicide the teenager. Robinson requested for assist by way of social media saying he had a ‘clear up job’ to do and he would give anybody keen to assist him $5,000 and cocaine, in accordance with HCSO.
Suspect’s social media publish. Picture is courtesy of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The sheriff says Woods took the bait.
In line with HCSO, deputies with a search warrant discovered about $4,000 in money, a gun and unlawful medicine at Woods’ residence. Additionally they discovered Robinson had about $6,000, the remainder of the $10,000. In line with the sheriff, Janet Williams, his mom, discovered the $6,000 in her residence and was not forthcoming to regulation enforcement concerning the cash.
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Whereas looking the getaway automotive, deputies say they discovered the opposite shoe that matched the one discovered on the crime scene.
Regulation enforcement automobiles exterior double taking pictures scene in Brooksville.
The sheriff stated ammunition matching the gun used on the crime scene was discovered at Robinson’s residence. He’s been detained since February 9, 2023.
HCSO says, working together with the ATF, regulation enforcement officers just lately discovered a gun hidden within the yard of Robinson’s residence. Sheriff Nienhuis says when the ballistics check got here again, it confirmed that the gun was used to shoot the victims.
“When you might have a 17-year-old, and this explicit sufferer, we now have each cause to consider she was not engaged in any high-risk exercise. She was an excellent child with a really brilliant future and to see her life lower quick is heart-wrenching to say the least. Phrases can not even specific it,” the sheriff stated.
Pictured: Isabella Scavelli
White has been in jail since February 15, 2023, on sexual battery prices. The sheriff added extra federal prices can be added.
Woods was positioned and arrested final week in Brooksville by brokers with the ATF and deputies with HCSO and arrested. The sheriff says Woods did spend time in jail in February however was launched. He has been charged by the state with felon in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana with intent to promote, possession of a brand new drug and possession of paraphernalia, in accordance with Sheriff Nienhuis.
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Robinson has been in jail since February 9, 2023, on prices of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and cocaine trafficking. He has additionally been charged with felon in possession of a firearm.
Suspects mugshots courtesy of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The three males have additionally been charged federally with one rely of conspiracy to commit homicide for rent, one rely of homicide for rent and two counts of utilizing a firearm throughout a criminal offense of violence.
White and Robinson have additionally been federally charged with conspiring to own managed substances for distribution, tampering with a witness, and obstruction of justice.
Williams, who was additionally positioned and arrested final week by ATF brokers and HCSO deputies, has been charged the three counts of creating false statements to an ATF agent.
If convicted White, Robinson and Woods are dealing with a compulsory time period of life in federal jail and Williams is dealing with 15 years in federal jail.
