FL - Father stabs wife and 2-year old son to death before trying to take his own life - March 27, 2024

[Clearsky]

Mother, child died by "traumatic means" at Plantation home

The child's father, Jean Carlos Aponte, was found unconscious inside the home, possibly from a self-induced overdose, police said

www.cbsnews.com

Inside, they found the bodies of 38-year-old Sara Ashley Gama, and her 2-year-old son Ethan Aponte. Investigators said they father, 40-year-old Jean Carlos Aponte, was also in the home. He was unconscious, possibly as a result of an apparent self-induced drug overdose, according to police.

 

[Niner]

No hearing dates yet.

State of Florida Vs. Aponte, Jean Carlos
Broward County Case Number: 24003620CF10A
State Reporting Number: 062024CF003620A88810
Court Type: Felony
Case Type: Capital Homicide
Filing Date: 04/01/2024
Case Status: Pending
Court Location: Central Courthouse
Judge ID / Name: Duffy - FD, Barbara R.`
Magistrate Id / Name: N/A
BCCN: 0744096

Charges:
03/26/2024 1 (F6) Murder in the First Degree
Date Filed: 03/26/2024
Current Statute: (F6)782.04(1)(a)
Filing Agency: Plantation PD

03/26/2024 2 (F6) Murder in the First Degree
Date Filed: 03/26/2024
Current Statute: (F6)782.04(1)(a)
Filing Agency: Plantation PD

Events & Documents
03/30/2024 Electronic Case

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Just got another article.

Wife stabbed 28 times, son found in backyard pool in Plantation double murder: Warrant

A Plantation man had stabbed his wife and son to death before trying to kill himself by drug overdose last week, according to an arrest warrant.

www.nbcmiami.com

April 1, 2024

A Plantation man had stabbed his wife and son to death before trying to kill himself by drug overdose last week, according to an arrest warrant.
[.....]
According to a majorly redacted arrest warrant obtained by NBC6 on Monday, Gama's father called 911 that afternoon after he discovered the 38-year-old mother on the kitchen floor covered in blood and Aponte unconscious in the master bedroom, according to the warrant. He also reported his grandson was missing.

First responders arrived at the family's home on Northwest 97th Avenue and found Gama with apparent stab wounds and slashes to her neck. Ethan Aponte was later discovered face down in the pool.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The couple's 4-month-old baby was found unharmed.
The 2-year-old had four stab wounds to his neck and defensive injuries to his hand, police said in the warrant. His cause of death was sharp force injury and drowning.

Gama was stabbed 28 times and had wounds to her face and neck area and her abdomen, police said. She was also discovered with fractures and defensive wounds. Officials said her cause of death was by sharp force injury.

 

[Niner]

Just got this in my alerts.

Police: Husband accused in murder of wife, 2-year-old son in Plantation suffered from PTSD, had troubled marriage - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have released additional details about the deaths of a woman and her 2-year-old son as, investigators said, they have proof<a class="excerpt-read-more"...

wsvn.com

April 3, 2024

Additional info on text messages.

edited to add - no court hearing dates yet on court site.

 

[Niner]

Here is another article

Plantation husband accused of fatally stabbing wife, young son, "I did it"

In the days after the deadly double stabbing in Plantation, police divers recovered two cell phones from a lake behind the home of Jean Carlos Aponte and his wife Ashley Gama.

www.cbsnews.com

and this one has more details.

Plantation dad allegedly stabbed wife, son to death after argument over affair

Sara Gama and her 2-year-old son Ethan Aponte were found dead in their Plantation home on March 26 with stab wounds. Gama’s husband and Ethan’s father, Jean Carlos Aponte, has been arre…

www.sun-sentinel.com

 

[Niner]

No hearing date yet.

Docket update:
Date Description
4/5/24 File Defense Demand for Discovery

4/5/24 File Notice/Assistant PD Assignment

4/5/24 Demand for Disclosure of Impeaching Information

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Strange - they say the case was disposed... But the GJ came back with a True Bill - so maybe a new case # since indictment. I shall keep an eye out!

Broward County Case Number: 24003620CF10A
State Reporting Number: 062024CF003620A88810
Court Type: Felony
Case Type: Capital Homicide
Filing Date: 04/01/2024
Case Status: Disposed
Court Location: Central Courthouse
Judge ID / Name: Duffy - FD, Barbara R.`
Magistrate Id / Name: N/A
BCCN: 0744096

Events & Documents
Date Description
4/19/2024 File State's Instruction Sheet

4/19/2024 File State's Grand Jury Indictment / Grand Jury returned True Bill for 2 counts of murder/premeditated in the first degree with a weapon.

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Okay - his case is back to ACTIVE! And have an arraignment hearing!

Events & Documents:
Date Description Additional Text
04/19/2024 File State's Instruction Sheet

04/19/2024 File State's Grand Jury Indictment

04/19/2024 Capias Image

04/18/2024 File State's Grand Jury Indictment

04/12/2024 Notice of Public Defender Fees $50.00


Hearings:
Date Description Additional Text
04/29/2024 Arraignment Hearing Time: 9:00 AM Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840
04/26/2024 Reset by Court to 04/29/2024 - Rescheduled


link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

OOPS!! I had his notes on for today - but he had a hearing yesterday - so I will go ahead & post this now - to keep my notes updated.

Monday, April 29th:
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL - Sara Ashley Gama (38) & Ethan Aponte de Gama (2) found dead inside Plantation’s Jacaranda Lakes home in the 1000 block of 97th Avenue to do a welfare check, March 26, 2024. *Jean Carlos Aponte (40) arrested (3/30/24), charged (4/1/24) & indicted (4/19/24) with 2 counts of 1st degree [premeditated] murder with a weapon. Held without Bond.
Case info: On 3/26/24 around noon, police went to the home in the 1000 block of 97th Avenue to do a welfare check. Inside, they found the bodies of 38-year-old Sara Ashley Gama & her 2-year-old son Ethan Aponte. The 2-year-old had four stab wounds to his neck & defensive injuries to his hand, police said in the warrant. His cause of death was sharp force injury & drowning. He was found in the pool in back yard. Gama was stabbed 28 times & had wounds to her face & neck area & her abdomen, police said. She was also discovered with fractures & defensive wounds. Officials said her cause of death was by sharp force injury. Investigators said the father, 40-year-old Jean Carlos Aponte, was also in the home. He was unconscious, possibly as a result of an apparent self-induced drug overdose, according to police. He was taken to an area hospital where he's listed in critical condition. Police administered Narcan after finding Aponte unconscious & transported him to a hospital, where he was stabilized. He had his first court hearing [bond court] on Sunday, where a judge ordered him to undergo a mental health evaluation. Once he was medically cleared, Aponte was committed under the Baker Act, a 72-hour involuntary psychiatric hold, then booked into jail on 3/30/24.
Judge NBarbara R. Duffy presiding. State attorney Harold F. Pryor. Defense attorney Emma Barrios, public defender.
3/30/24 Docket update: Electronic case. 3/31/24 Update: Bond hearing court held. Broward Circuit Court Judge Elijah Williams found probable cause & will be held without bond & Judge ordered a mental health screening.
4/1/24 Docket update: Order-Mental Health screen. File provisional Order appointing public defender. Order-Defendant's 5th Amendment rights invoked. Warrant image. Arrest paperwork filed. Hearing was held in front of Magistrate. Order-Probable cause found.
4/3/24 Update: In newly released court documents Aponte confessed to killing them while in the hospital. 4/5/24 Docket Update: Demand for disclosure of impeaching information. File Notice/Assistant PD assignment. File defense demand for discovery. 4/12/24 Docket update: Notice of Public Defender fees ($50).
4/19/24 Docket update: File State's Grand Jury Indictment / Grand Jury returned True Bill for 2 counts of murder/premeditated in the first degree with a weapon. File State's Instruction Sheet to jail. No bond capias. 4/18/24: File State's Grand Jury indictment. 4/19/24: Capias image. File State's Grand Jury indictment. File State's instruction sheet. Arraignment hearing on 4/29/24 @ 9am. 4/23/24 Docket update: File provisional Order appointing Public defender by Judge S. McCaul Ricca. Hearing held/Magistrate fins/Order-Probable cause found. Recommit-rearrest paperwork.

 

[Niner]

Events & Documents Update
Date Description
94/23/2024 File Provisional Order appointing public defender by Judge S. McCaul Ricca.

4/23/2024 Hearing held/Magistrate finds/Order-Probable cause found.

4/23/2024 Recommit-rearrest paperwork.

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts



and it still has only the arraignment hearing on 4/29/24 - nothing new yet.

 

[Niner]

Final another court date.

Can not copy/paste so typing it out.

No document updates

Hearings:
Date Description Additional Text
06/24/2024 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Monday, June 24th:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL - Sara Ashley Gama (38) & Ethan Aponte de Gama (2) found dead inside Plantation’s Jacaranda Lakes home in the 1000 block of 97th Avenue to do a welfare check, March 26, 2024. *Jean Carlos Aponte (40) arrested (3/30/24), charged (4/1/24), indicted (4/19/24) & arraigned (4/29/24) with 2 counts of 1st degree [premeditated] murder with a weapon. Held without Bond.
Case & Court info from 3/30/24 thru 4/12/24 reference post #9 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ng-to-take-his-own-life-march-27-2024.708846/
4/19/24 Docket update: File State's Grand Jury Indictment / Grand Jury returned True Bill for 2 counts of murder/premeditated in the first degree with a weapon. File State's Instruction Sheet to jail. No bond capias. 4/18/24: File State's Grand Jury indictment. 4/19/24: Capias image. File State's Grand Jury indictment. File State's instruction sheet. Arraignment hearing on 4/29/24 @ 9am. 4/23/24 Docket update: File proisional Order appointing Public defender by Judge S. McCaul Ricca. Hearing held/Magistrate fins/Order-Probable cause found. Recommit-rearrest paperwork.
4/29/24 Update: Next status conference hearing on 6/24/24 @ 9am.

 

[Niner]

No next court hearing date yet.

Events & Documents:
Date Description Additional Text
06/20/2024 File States Discovery Submission

06/18/2024 File Order Granting Def Motion Re: Release of autopsy

06/14/2024 File States Discovery Submission
06/14/2024 File Waiver of Appearance

06/05/2024 File Notice/Assistant PD Assignment

06/04/2024 File States Notice to Seek Death Penalty

04/29/2024 Arraignment Held CR.P.Renie//Laws(D)
04/29/2024 File Court's Notice of Hearing

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Events & Documents:
06/24/2024 Hearing Held / Status Conference CR.C.COLLIER//LAWS(D)

Hearing(s)
09/06/2024 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840

06/24/2024 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840


link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Friday, September 6th:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL - Sara Ashley Gama (38) & Ethan Aponte de Gama (2) found dead inside Plantation’s Jacaranda Lakes home in the 1000 block of 97th Avenue to do a welfare check, March 26, 2024. *Jean Carlos Aponte (40/now 41) arrested (3/30/24), charged (4/1/24), indicted (4/19/24) & arraigned (4/29/24) with 2 counts of 1st degree [premeditated] murder with a weapon. Held without Bond. DA will seek DP (6/4/24). Broward County
Case & Court info from 3/30/24 thru 4/23/24 reference post #12 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ng-to-take-his-own-life-march-27-2024.708846/
4/29/24 Update: Arraignment held. File Court's Notice of hearing. 6/4/24 Docket update: State's Notice to seek Death Penalty filed. 6/5/24: Notice/Assistant Public Defender assignment. 6/14/24: Waiver of appearance filed. State's Discovery submission filed. 6/18/24: Order granting Defense Motion to release of autopsy. 6/20/24: State's Discovery submission filed. Next status conference hearing on 6/24/24 @ 9am.
6/24/24 Update: Status conference hearing held. Circuit Court Judge Collier. Next status conference hearing on 9/6/24 @ 9am.

 

[Niner]

Events & Documents
Date Description
08/22/2024 File Amended Notice Of Asst Public Defender Assign [Michael J. Orlando]

08/22/2024 File Defense Demand For Discovery

08/22/2024 File Notice Of Appearance

08/22/2024 Hrg Held On Defense Motion To Withdraw As Atty Of Rec CR.J.MERTILUS(D)GRANTED [Melissa O'Neill]

08/22/2024 File Court's Notice Of Hearing

08/22/2024 File Order Granting Withdraw Public Defender

08/20/2024 Court Date Notice

08/19/2024 File Defense Motion To Withdraw As Atty Of Record

08/19/2024 File Notice Of Hearing

08/13/2024 File States Discovery Submission

08/13/2024 File States Discovery Submission

08/05/2024 File States Discovery Submission

07/10/2024 File Order Granting Def Motion NOTES OF ALL POLICE PERSONNEL

07/10/2024 File Order Granting Def Motion PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE

07/09/2024 Hrg Held On Defense Motion To Preserve Evidence CR.A.MILLER//LAWS(D)

07/09/2024 Order RE SHOES

07/08/2024 File States Response TO DEF M/TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE

07/08/2024 File States Discovery Submission

07/08/2024 File States Response To Deft's Motion To Preserve Notes Of All Police Personnel

07/03/2024 File States Discovery Submission

06/27/2024 Court Date Notice


Hearings:
09/20/2024 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s)uffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840


link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Friday, Sept. 20th:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL - Sara Ashley Gama (38) & Ethan Aponte de Gama (2) found dead inside Plantation’s Jacaranda Lakes home in the 1000 block of 97th Avenue to do a welfare check, March 26, 2024. *Jean Carlos Aponte (40/now 41) arrested (3/30/24), charged (4/1/24), indicted (4/19/24) & arraigned (4/29/24) with 2 counts of 1st degree [premeditated] murder with a weapon. Held without bond. DA will seek DP (6/4/24). Broward County
Judge Barbara J. Duffy. Defense attorney Michael J. Orlando.
Case & Court info from 3/30/24 thru 6/20/24 reference post #15 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ng-to-take-his-own-life-march-27-2024.708846/
6/24/24 Update: Status conference hearing held. Circuit Court Judge Collier. 6/27/24 Docket update: Court Date Notice.
7/3/24 Docket update: File State's Discovery submission. 7/8/24 Docket updates: File State's response to defendant's Motion to preserve notes of all police personnel. File State's Discovery submission. File State's response to defendant's motion to preserve evidence. 7/9/24 Docket updates: Order re shoes. Hearing held on defense motion to preserve evidence. 7/10/24 Docket updates: File Order Granting defense motion to preservation of evidence. File Order Granting defense motion re notes of all police personnel.
8/5/24 Docket update: File State's Discovery submission. 8/13/24 Docket updates: File State's Discovery submission [2]. 8/19/24 Docket update: File Notice of hearing. File Defense motion to withdraw as attorney of record (Melisa O'Neill]. 8/20/24 Docket update: Court Date Notice. 8/22/24 Docket updates: File Order Granting withdrawal of public defender O'Neill. File Court's notice of hearing. Hearing held on defense motion to withdraw as attorney of record. File Notice of appearance. File defense demand for discovery. File Amended Notice of assistant public defender assign [Michael J. Orlando]. Next status conference hearing on 9/20/24 @ 9am.

 

[Niner]

No hearing date updates yet.

Events & Documents:
Date Description Additional Text
09/20/2024 File Notice Of Appearance

09/20/2024 Hearing Held / Status Conference CR.P.RENJE//LAWS(D)

09/06/2024 File Waiver Of Appearance

09/05/2024 File Order Appointing Counsel For Indigent Deft

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Hearings:

Date Description Additional Text
01/17/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840

09/20/2024 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts