Ocala, Florida man guilty of murder for plot that killed homeless man
Allison K. Mells was arrested in 2019 and accused of hiring a man to kill a confidential informant who was going to testify against Mells' son.
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Allison K. Mells was arrested in 2019 and accused of hiring a man to kill a confidential informant who was going to testify against Mells' son.
Prosecutors said La'Mathis Eugene "Bread Boy" Hamilton shot and killed Roland Henry Lanctot in January 2019. A jury verdict is expected Thursday.
A judge has ruled that an Ocala man is mentally competent to stand trial for murder. Defense lawyer Daniel Hernandez of Tampa told Circuit Judge Gary Sanders on Friday that he doesn't object to the report. Hernandez said he has explained the content of the document to his client. According to court papers, a motion for competency and psychiatric evaluation was filed in January to determine the mental condition of La'Mathis Eugene "Bread Boy" Hamilton of Ocala. The court appointed Dr. Jennifer Rohrer, who's an expert under contract with the court, to examine Hamilton. Hamilton, 29, is charged...