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

[Niner]

Events & Docments:
Date Description Additional Text
01/15/2025 Court Date Notice

01/13/2025 Order Vacating Appted Expert

01/13/2025 Hearing Held / Status Hearing Re: Comp - CR: Electronic (D)

12/20/2024 File Order Appointing Confidential Expert DR. BET FREEMAN

12/18/2024 File Order Granting Def Motion For Appoint Of Expert

12/12/2024 File Notice Of Confidential Info Within Court Filing

12/12/2024 Hrg Held On States Motion To Appoint Expert CR.J.MERTILUS//LAWS(D)GRNATED

12/12/2024 File Court's Notice Of Hearing

12/12/2024 File Order Granting State Motion Appoint Of Expert

12/06/2024 Court Date Notice

12/06/2024 File States Notice Of Hearing

12/04/2024 File States Motion For Appointment Of Expert

11/20/2024 File Notice Of Filing

11/12/2024 File States Supplemental Discovery

09/27/2024 File Notice Of Appearance

09/26/2024 File Notice Of Appearance


Hearings:
Date Description Additional Text
02/24/2025 Hearing Defendants Competency Hearing Time: 2:00 PM
Judicial Officer(s): Porth - FZ, Ari Abraham
Location: Room 7810

01/13/2025 Hearing/Status Hearing RE: Hearing Time: 2:00 PM
Judicial Officer(s): Porth - FZ, Ari Abraham
Location: Room 7810
Competency

01/06/2025 Reset by Court to 01/13/2025 - Defense Continuance

12/23/2024 Reset by Court to 01/06/2025 - Defense Continuance

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Looks like the hearing today was rescheduled.

Events & Documents
Date Description
01/15/2025 Court Date Notice

01/15/2025 File Order Granting Def Motion For Appoint Of Expert


Hearings
Date Description Additional Text
03/10/2025 Hearing Defendants Competency Hearing Time: 2:00 PM
Judicial Officer(s)orth - FZ, Ari Abraham
Location: Room 7810

02/24/2025 Reset by Court to 03/10/2025 - Defense Continuance

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Monday, March 10th:
*Hearing [re Competency] (@ 2pm 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 presiding. Defense attorney Michael J. Orlando.
Case & Court info from 3/30/24 thru 9/6/24 reference post #20 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ng-to-take-his-own-life-march-27-2024.708846/
9/20/24 Update: Status conference hearing held. File Notice of appearance. Next status conference hearing on 1/17/25 @ 9am. 9/26/24 Docket update: File notice of appearance. 9/27/24 Docket update: File notice of appearance.
11/12/24 Docket update: File State's Supplemental Discovery. 11/20/24 Docket update: File notice of filing.
12/4/24 Docket update: File State's Motion for appointment of expert. 12/6/24 Docket updates: File State's notice of hearing. Court date notice. 12/12/24 Docket updates: File Order granting State's Motion appoint of expert. File Court's notice of hearing. Hearing held on State's motion to appoint expert-Cr. J. Mertilus/Laws (D) Granted. File notice of confidential info within Court filing. 12/18/24 Docket update: File Order granting defense motion for appointment of expert. 12/20/24 Docket update: File Order appointing confidential expert-Dr. Bet Freeman. 12/23/24 Docket update: Reset by Court to 1/6/25-Defense continuance. 1/6/25 Docket update: Reset by Court to 1/13/25-Defense continuance.
1/13/25 Update: Status hearing held re competency. Order-vacating appointed expert. Next hearing regarding defendant's competency on 2/24/25 @ 2pm. 1/15/25 Docket update: Court date notice. 1/15/25 Docket update: Court Date notice. File Order granting Defense Motion For Appoint Of Expert.
2/24/25 Update: Hearing for competency reset by Court to 3/10/25 @ 2pm-defense continuance.

 

[Niner]

Hearings:
Date Description Additional Text
03/20/2025 Hearing/Status Conference Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6900

03/10/2025 Hearing Defendants Competency Hearing Time: 2:00 PM
Judicial Officer(s) Porth - FZ, Ari Abraham
Location: Room 7810 D
02/24/2025 Reset by Court to 03/10/2025 - Defense Continuance

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Thursday, March 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 presiding. Defense attorney Michael J. Orlando.
Case & Court info from 3/30/24 thru 1/15/25 reference post #23 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...take-his-own-life-march-27-2024.708846/page-2
2/24/25 Update: Hearing for competency reset by Court to 3/10/25 @ 2pm-defense continuance. 3/10/25 Update: Next status conference hearing on 3/20/25 @ 9am.

 

[Niner]

Events & Documents
Date Description Additional Text
03/19/2025 Court Date Notice

03/19/2025 Court Date Notice

03/12/2025 File Competency/Psychological Evaluation

03/10/2025 Hearing Held / Defendant's Competency D/ crpt. ELECTRONIC

03/10/2025 File Order Of Defendants Competency

03/10/2025 File Court's Notice Of Hearing


Hearings:
Date Description Additional Text
06/09/2025 Calendar Call Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R.
Location: Room 6840

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Found interesting stuff in this article I have never read before on this case.

Man stabbed wife, 2-year-old son to death after confrontation over infidelity, police say

A newly released 911 call placed after the discovery of a Florida woman and her 2-year-old son painted a horrifying picture of the scene of an alleged attempted murder-suicide.

lawandcrime.com

April 2, 2025
A newly released 911 call placed after the discovery of a Florida woman and her 2-year-old son painted a horrifying picture of the scene of an alleged attempted murder-suicide.

 

[Niner]

Monday, June 9th:
*Calendar Call 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 presiding. Defense attorney Michael J. Orlando [lead], Caroline Ayala, Cheryl Koweing & Lien Lafargue [Court appointed]
Case & Court info from 3/30/24 thru 1/15/25 reference post #23 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...take-his-own-life-march-27-2024.708846/page-2
2/24/25 Update: Hearing for competency reset by Court to 3/10/25 @ 2pm-defense continuance. 3/10/25 Update: Next status conference hearing on 3/20/25 @ 9am.
3/10/25 Docket updates: File Court's Notice Of Hearing. Filed Order of defendant's competency. Hearing held/Defendant's competency. 3/12/25 Docket update: File Competency/Psychological evaluation. 3/19/25 Docket update: Notice of Calendar Call hearing on 6/9/25 @ 9am.

 

[Niner]

Date Description Additional Text
06/04/2025 Court Date Notice

06/03/2025 File Defense Motion For Continuance

04/02/2025 Court Date Notice Returned

04/01/2025 Court Date Notice Returned


Hearings
Date Description Additional Text
8/04/2025 Calendar Call Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s)uffy - FD, Barbara R
Location: Room 6840
06/09/2025 Continued to 08/04/2025 - Continuance Granted

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[PayrollNerd]

Sounds like a lot of rage and surprised the infant wasn’t murdered! Wonder what the family dynamics were. Both boys his children?

 

[Niner]

Events & Documents:
Date Description Additional Text
07/25/2025 Court Date Notice

07/24/2025 File Defense Motion For Continuance

07/24/2025 File Order Granting Def Motion For Continuance

06/25/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions

06/25/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions

06/25/2025 Defense Notice of Taking Depositions

06/16/2025 Court Date Notice Returned

06/09/2025 File Document COURT NOTIFICATION OF INMATE REFUSAL


Hearings:
Date Description Additional Text
11/03/2025 Hearing/Status Hearing Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s) Duffy - FD, Barbara R
Location: Room 6840

link: - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Monday, November 3rd:
*Status 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 42) 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 presiding. Defense attorney Michael J. Orlando [lead], Caroline Ayala, Cheryl Koweing & Lien Lafargue [Court appointed]
Case & Court info from 3/30/24 thru 3/12/25 reference post #28 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-his-own-life-march-27-23024.708846/page-2
3/19/25 Docket update: Notice of Calendar Call hearing on 6/9/25 @ 9am. 4/1/25 Docket update: Court date notice returned. 4/2/25 Docket update: Court date notice returned.
6/3/25 Docket update: File defense motion for continuance. 6/4/25 Docket update: Court date notice. 6/9/25 Update: Calendar call hearing was reset/continued on 8/4/25 @ 9am. 6/9/25 Docket update: File document-Court notification of inmate refusal. 6/16/25 Docket update: Court date notice returned. 6/25/26 Docket update: Defense notice of taking depositions (3).
7/24/25 Docket updates: File Order granting defense's motion for continuance. File Defense motion for continuance. 7/25/25 Docket Update: Court date notice. Status hearing on 8/4/25 was cancelled & reset on 11/3/25 @ 9am.

 

[Niner]

@PayrollNerd - unfortunately the links above for Broward County that I have been using are not working.... can you see when Aponte's next hearing might be? TIA!

 

[Niner]

Just a small bump for @PayrollNerd - any updated hearings yet? TIA! When you get a chance!

 

[PayrollNerd]

I can't find anything under his name. Jean Carlos Aponte

What is the case number?

Never mind, I found it in the beginning of the thread. 24003620CF10A

Case Search - Public - Broward County Clerk of Courts

www.browardclerk.org

 

[Niner]

I can't find anything under his name. Jean Carlos Aponte

What is the case number?

Never mind, I found it in the beginning of the thread. 24003620CF10A

Case Search - Public - Broward County Clerk of Courts

www.browardclerk.org

Thanks - I can access this link!

 

[PayrollNerd]

24003620CF10A
Jean Carlos Aponte

- Broward County Clerk of Courts

www.browardclerk.org

 

[Niner]

Events & Documents
Date Description Additional Text
11/01/2025 Court Date Notice

10/31/2025 File Order Granting Court Continuance

10/30/2025 File Defense Motion For Continuance

10/07/2025 File States Discovery Submission

09/12/2025 Order AMENDED


Hearings
Date Description Additional Text
01/05/2026 Hearing/Status Hearing Hearing Time: 9:00 AM
Judicial Officer(s)uffy - FD, Barbara R
Location: Room 6840
11/03/2025 Continued to 01/05/2026 - Continuance Granted


link: Case Search - Public - Broward County Clerk of Courts

 

[Niner]

Monday, January 5th:
*Status 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 42) 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 presiding. Defense attorney Michael J. Orlando [lead], Caroline Ayala, Cheryl Koweing & Lien Lafargue [Court appointed]
Case & Court info from 3/30/24 thru 7/24/25 reference post #32 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ake-his-own-life-march-27-23024.708846/page-2
7/25/25 Docket Update: Court date notice. Status hearing on 8/4/25 was cancelled & reset on 11/3/25 @ 9am. 09/12/25 Docket update: Order-Amended.
10/7/25 Docket update: FIle State's Discovery submission. 10/30/25 Docket update: File Defense motion for continuance. 10/31/25 Docket update: File Order-Granting Motion to continuance of status hearing on 11/3/25. 11/1/25 Docket update; Court Date Notice. Next Status hearing on 1/5/26 @ 9am.

 

[Niner]

@PayrollNerd - unfortunately the court site is giving me hizzy fits - can you see if he has a next hearing date yet? TIA!