Man hires hitman to kill girlfriend who wouldn't have abortion
Published: 2013 June 10 10:01:35 (5255 Views)
A Connecticut man enraged that his pregnant girlfriend wouldn't get an abortion allegedly hired a hitman to kill her, according to court documents.
Carlton Bryan, 21, was riding with Shamari Jenkins, who was four months pregnant, when she was fatally shot April 29 while driving in Hartford's North End, police said.
She and her unborn baby boy were pronounced dead at the hospital.
During Bryan's arraignment Friday, Prosecutor Cathryn Krinitsky called the crime "egregious," and said that he wanted Jenkins dead because she "previously decided to have an abortion but decided not to," The Hartford Courant reported.
Bryan's bail was set at $2.5 million, and he was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, carrying a pistol without a permit and second-degree making a false statement.
Police said the gun — a .44-caliber magnum revolver — belonged to Bryan, but his friend, Hall-Davis, was the shooter.
Hall-Davis, 24, allegedly confessed to the shooting, but told police that he intended to double-cross Bryan and shoot him instead — not Jenkins, The Journal Inquirer reported.
He told police he was angry at Bryan for asking him to shoot Jenkins, according to reports.
Hall-Davis faces similar charges as Bryan. He is already in jail for an unrelated robbery charge and will be arraigned at a later date.
Todd Jenkins, the father of shooting victim Shamari Jenkins, says he was surprised to learn her boyfriend is charged in her slaying in April.
Police said Bryan gave conflicting statements about what he and Jenkins were doing in the area when the shooting occurred, at first saying they were waiting for one of his cousins, and then later saying they were buying marijuana.
After Friday's arraignment, the Jenkins family said that they felt betrayed after Bryan initially appeared to be heartbroken.
- NYDaily
Carlton Bryan, 21, was riding with Shamari Jenkins, who was four months pregnant, when she was fatally shot April 29 while driving in Hartford's North End, police said.
She and her unborn baby boy were pronounced dead at the hospital.
During Bryan's arraignment Friday, Prosecutor Cathryn Krinitsky called the crime "egregious," and said that he wanted Jenkins dead because she "previously decided to have an abortion but decided not to," The Hartford Courant reported.
Bryan's bail was set at $2.5 million, and he was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, carrying a pistol without a permit and second-degree making a false statement.
Police said the gun — a .44-caliber magnum revolver — belonged to Bryan, but his friend, Hall-Davis, was the shooter.
Hall-Davis, 24, allegedly confessed to the shooting, but told police that he intended to double-cross Bryan and shoot him instead — not Jenkins, The Journal Inquirer reported.
He told police he was angry at Bryan for asking him to shoot Jenkins, according to reports.
Hall-Davis faces similar charges as Bryan. He is already in jail for an unrelated robbery charge and will be arraigned at a later date.
Todd Jenkins, the father of shooting victim Shamari Jenkins, says he was surprised to learn her boyfriend is charged in her slaying in April.
Police said Bryan gave conflicting statements about what he and Jenkins were doing in the area when the shooting occurred, at first saying they were waiting for one of his cousins, and then later saying they were buying marijuana.
After Friday's arraignment, the Jenkins family said that they felt betrayed after Bryan initially appeared to be heartbroken.
- NYDaily
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