GUILTY FL - Saad Kawaf, 39, killed by Sheriff’s Officer, Jacksonville, May 1999 *DNA Arrest in 2020*

[Niner]

Ex-wife of JSO detective pleads guilty in 1999 murder

Ex-wife of JSO detective pleads guilty in 1999 murder
Husband William Baer was a JSO officer in 1999 when Jacksonville business owner Saad Kawaf was stabbed to death

Melissa Schafer pleaded guilty Friday morning and agreed to testify against her ex-husband, former JSO Officer William Baer. (Jacksonville Sheriff's Office/WJXT)

a summary that I put together...

Schafer plead guilty to five counts of murder & aggravated battery Friday morning. She admitted she helped her ex-husband William Baer, a former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detective, kill a man in a decades-old cold case. Schafer faces 31 years in prison, and although she has agreed to testify against her ex-husband, she said she was not promised a lesser sentence to do so. Baer's case will move forward unless he offers a plea deal. Schafer's next court date is March 24.

 

[Niner]

Schafer:

Docket:
58 -- 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 JUDGE FELTEL JR, GILBERT

59 -- 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 ASST. STATE ATTY. NELSON, MELISSA WILLIAMSON

60 -- 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 OTHERS PRESENT: ASA: LE HUTTON

61 -- 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 ASST. PUB. DEF. COFER, CHARLES GILBERT

62 -- 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 DEFENDANT PRESENT IN JAIL

63 -- 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 DEF. PERMITTED TO W/D PLEA OF NOT GUILTY TO GUILTY
64 -- 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 ACKNOWLEDGE. OF RIGHTS & VOLUNTARINESS OF ENTRY OF PLEA

65 1 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY

66 2 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY

67 3 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY

68 4 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY

69 5 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 DEFENDANT PLEAD GUILTY

70 -- 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 STATUS HEARING 03/24/2021 9:00 AM - 305 3RD FLOOR, 501 W ADAMS ST JACKSONVILLE FL 32202


Court Events:
12/18/2020 9:00 AM DISPOSITION 4th Floor 408

3/24/2021 9:00 AM STATUS HEARING 3rd Floor 305

link: CORE - Clerk Online Resource ePortal

 

[kaen]

Ex-wife of JSO detective pleads guilty in 1999 murder

Ex-wife of JSO detective pleads guilty in 1999 murder
Husband William Baer was a JSO officer in 1999 when Jacksonville business owner Saad Kawaf was stabbed to death

Melissa Schafer pleaded guilty Friday morning and agreed to testify against her ex-husband, former JSO Officer William Baer. (Jacksonville Sheriff's Office/WJXT)

It is too bad she did not do the right thing before they murdered people. It seems like he will be going to prison based on her words. Is there accountability that belongs to the sheriff's office or other agencies? If yes, I hope that all the rot is placed in prison.

 

[meanmaryjean]

It is too bad she did not do the right thing before they murdered people. It seems like he will be going to prison based on her words. Is there accountability that belongs to the sheriff's office or other agencies? If yes, I hope that all the rot is placed in prison.

He will be going to prison based on her words and DNA. And a well-constructed circumstantial case.

 

[Niner]

It is too bad she did not do the right thing before they murdered people. It seems like he will be going to prison based on her words. Is there accountability that belongs to the sheriff's office or other agencies? If yes, I hope that all the rot is placed in prison.

but she'll also be in jail for awhile - from the article I posted above:
Schafer faces 31 years in prison, and although she has agreed to testify against her ex-husband, she said she was not promised a lesser sentence to do so.

 

[kaen]

but she'll also be in jail for awhile - from the article I posted above:
Schafer faces 31 years in prison, and although she has agreed to testify against her ex-husband, she said she was not promised a lesser sentence to do so.

^^^^^^This I am happy about. I know there is more evidence that will convict him. But, I am also happy that she is betraying him by testifying against him. They are truly scum who abused the trust given to him by LE. This man's wife must have been so terrorized. And, Mr. Kawaf to die in such a senseless way because this man knew he kept his funds at home is so cruel. He was just trying to make a living.

 

[Marg from Oz]

He had no qualms about killing Mr. Kawaf for his money. So, I'm surprised that
Baer's wife is still around to tell the tale. She would have been loose ends that he needed to tie up. It would appear that it was her D.N.A. that started it all off. MOO

 

[Niner]

Monday, January 11, 2021:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 1pm ET) - FL – Saad Kawaf (39) (May 17, 1999, Dearwood, Jacksonville) – only for *William Robert Baer, Jr. (43 @ time of crime/64) arrested (7/1/20), charged (7/2/20) with 1st degree murder & 1st degree robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon. [new charges below]
*Charged (7/22/20) & arraigned (7/29/20) with 2nd degree murder, armed robbery, armed burglary, armed kidnapping & aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Case & court info from 7/2/20 to 8/10/20 reference post #30 here:
FL - Saad Kawaf, 39, murdered, Deerwood, Jacksonville, May 1999 *DNA Arrest in 2020*
8/24/20 Update: Present: Judge Gilbert Feltel, Jr., Asst. State attorney Melissa Nelson, attorney for defense John C. Rockwell & defendant appearance waived. Next pretrial hearing on 10/19/20.
8/31/20: Defendant's demand for specific discovery & request for disclosure of all material & info concerning DNA analysis. 9/3/20: Motion for statement of particulars. 9/10/20 Demand for Discovery (Supplemental) 9/14/20: State's 3rd supplemental discovery exhibit. 10/8/20: State's 2nd discovery exhibit & demand for specific reciprocal discovery.
10/19/20 Update: Present: Judge Gilbert Feltel, Asst State attorney L.E. Hutton, Attorney for defendant John C. Rockwell, Defendant waives appearance. Next pretrial hearing on 12/14/20.
11/2/20: Motion to declare defendant indigent for costs. 11/3/20: First disclosure to prosecution. 11/4/20: Justice Admin. commission's response to Motion to declare defendant indigent for costs & request to appear telephonically. 11/9/20: Hearing on motion on 11/25/20. 11/25/20 Update: Present: Judge Gilbert Feltel, Jr. Asst State attorney Melissa Nelson, others present L. Hutton for M. Nelson. Attorney for defense John Rockwell & defendant present in jail. Hearing on motion to declare defendant indigent held-in full/taken under advisement. Pretrial hearing on 12/14 was cancelled & rescheduled on 1/11/21 at 1pm.
*Melissa Jo Schafer (aka Schofer) (29 @ time of crime/50/now 51) – 12/18/20: Plead guilty & will testify against Baer. Next status hearing on 3/24/21.

 

[Niner]

Baer:

Docket:
120
D121 -- 12/16/2020
12/16/2020 NOTICE OF FILING IN SUPPORT OF MT. TO DECLARE DEFT. INDIGENT FOR COSTS 5

121
D122 -- 12/29/2020
12/29/2020 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION (AMENDED) 2

122
D123 -- 1/5/2021
1/5/2021 STATE'S DISCOVERY EXHIBIT AND DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 2

123
D124 -- 1/8/2021
1/8/2021 COURT ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE, DEFT'S MT. TO DECLARE DEFT. INDIGENT FOR COSTS 3

124
D125 -- 1/8/2021
1/8/2021 STIPULATION AND ORDER TO PROVIDE DNA FILE, BENCH NOTES & ELECTRONIC DATA 2

125 -- 1/11/2021
1/11/2021 JUDGE FELTEL JR, GILBERT

126 -- 1/11/2021
1/11/2021 ASST. STATE ATTY. NELSON, MELISSA WILLIAMSON

127 -- 1/11/2021
1/11/2021 OTHERS PRESENT: ASA LE HUTTON FOR M. NELSON

128 -- 1/11/2021
1/11/2021 ATTY. FOR DEF. ROCKWELL, JOHN CHRISTOPHER

129 -- 1/11/2021
1/11/2021 DEFENDANT PRESENT IN JAIL VIA ZOOM

130 -- 1/11/2021
1/11/2021 PRETRIAL 02/24/2021 9:00 AM - 305 3RD FLOOR, 501 W ADAMS ST JACKSONVILLE FL 32202


Hearings:
1/11/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 3rd Floor 305

2/24/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 3rd Floor 305

link: CORE - Clerk Online Resource ePortal

 

[dotr]

FULL INTERVIEW: Melissa Jo Schaefer, accused of killing a local convenience store owner
•Feb 5, 2021

 

[Marg from Oz]

Interview goes for 1hour 50minutes with 3/4 of sound muted. Probably deliberate. I think it is the nitty gritty bits that have been muted. If someone else listens to it and has sou d for the full interview, please let me know. Thanks. MOO

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, February 24th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL – Saad Kawaf (39) (May 17, 1999, Dearwood, Jacksonville) – *William Robert Baer, Jr. (43 @ time of crime/64) arrested (7/1/20), charged (7/2/20) with 1st degree murder & 1st degree robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon. [new charges below]
*Charged (7/22/20) & arraigned (7/29/20) with 2nd degree murder, armed robbery, armed burglary, armed kidnapping & aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Case & court info from 7/2/20 to 11/9/20 reference post #48 here:
GUILTY - FL - Saad Kawaf, 39, murdered, Deerwood, Jacksonville, May 1999 *DNA Arrest in 2020*
11/25/20 Update: Present: Judge Gilbert Feltel, Jr. Asst. State attorney Melissa Nelson, others present L. Hutton for M. Nelson. Attorney for defense John Rockwell & defendant present in jail. Hearing on motion to declare defendant indigent held-in full/taken under advisement. Pretrial hearing on 12/14 was cancelled & rescheduled on 1/11/21 at 1pm.
12/16/20: Notice of filing in support of Motion to Declare defendant indigent for costs. 12/29/20: Notice of taking deposition (Amended). 1/5/21: State's discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery. 1/8/21: Court order denying without prejudice, defendant's motion to declare defendant indigent for costs. Stipulation & order to provide DNA file, bench notes & electronic data. 1/11/21 Update: Present: Judge Gilbert Feltel, Jr., Asst. State attorney Melissa Nelson, attorney for defendant, John Rockwell & others present ASA LE Hutton for M. Nelson & defendant present in jail via Zoom. 2/8/21: Defendant's 4th supplement demand for specific discovery; stipulation & order to provide DNA file, bench notes, electronic data & other DNA information. 2/10/21: State's 6th supplement discovery exhibit. Next pretrial hearing on 2/24/21 @ 9am.
*Melissa Jo Schafer (aka Schofer) (29 @ time of crime/50/now 51) – 12/18/20: Plead guilty & will testify against Baer. Next status hearing on 3/24/21.

 

[Niner]

Baer:

Docket - update since last post. A little bit long...

131
D132 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITIONS 2

132
D133 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
133
D134 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2 134
D135 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITIONS 2
135
D136 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
136
D137 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
137
D138 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITIONS 2
138
D139 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
139
D140 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
140
D141 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 1
141
D142 -- 1/12/2021
1/12/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2

142
D143 -- 1/25/2021
1/25/2021 DEFENDANT'S FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL DEMAND FOR SPECIFIC DISCOVERY 2

143
D144 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITIONS 2
144
D145 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITIONS 2
145
D146 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITIONS 2
146
D147 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITIONS 2
147
D148 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
148
D149 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
149
D150 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
150
D151 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
151
D152 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
152
D153 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
153
D154 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
154
D155 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
155
D156 -- 1/28/2021
1/28/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 1

156
D157 -- 2/8/2021
2/8/2021 STIPULATION AND ORDER TO PROVIDE DNA FILE, BENCH NOTES, ELECTRONIC DATA AND OTHER DNA INFORMATION

157
D158 -- 2/9/2021
2/10/2021 STATES# SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY EXHIBIT 2

158
D159 -- 2/17/2021
2/17/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 2
159
D160 -- 2/17/2021
2/17/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITIONS 2
160
D161 -- 2/17/2021
2/22/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION 2
161
D162 -- 2/17/2021
2/22/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 1
162
D163 -- 2/17/2021
2/22/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 1
163
D164 -- 2/17/2021
2/22/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 1

164
D165 -- 2/19/2021
2/22/2021 NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF DEPOSITIONS 2

165
D166 -- 2/19/2021
2/22/2021 SUBPOENA FOR DEPOSITION 1
166
D167 -- 2/19/2021
2/22/2021 NOTICE OF TAKING DEPOSITION (AMENDED) 2

167
D168 -- 2/23/2021
2/24/2021 STATE'S SEVENTH DISCOVERY EXHIBIT AND DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 1

168
D169 -- 2/23/2021
2/24/2021 STATE'S EIGHTH DISCOVERY EXHIBIT AND DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 1

169
D177 -- 2/23/2021
2/24/2021 STATES# NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY EXHIBIT 1

170 -- 2/24/2021
2/24/2021 JUDGE FELTEL JR, GILBERT

171 -- 2/24/2021
2/24/2021 ASST. STATE ATTY. NELSON, MELISSA WILLIAMSON

172 -- 2/24/2021
2/24/2021 OTHERS PRESENT: ASA LE HUTTON FOR M. NELSON

173 -- 2/24/2021
2/24/2021 ATTY. FOR DEF. ROCKWELL, JOHN CHRISTOPHER

174 -- 2/24/2021
2/24/2021 OTHERS PRESENT PD C. COFER

175 -- 2/24/2021
2/24/2021 DEFENDANT APPEARANCE WAIVED

176 -- 2/24/2021
2/24/2021 PRETRIAL 03/24/2021 9:00 AM - 305 3RD FLOOR, 501 W ADAMS ST JACKSONVILLE FL 32202


Hearings:
2/24/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 3rd Floor 305

3/24/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 3rd Floor 305

link: CORE - Clerk Online Resource ePortal

 

[Niner]

Schafer:
Update on docket:

70 -- 12/18/2020
12/18/2020 STATUS HEARING 03/24/2021 9:00 AM - 305 3RD FLOOR, 501 W ADAMS ST JACKSONVILLE FL 32202

71
D77 -- 12/18/2020
12/21/2020 PLEA OF GUILTY 7

72
D78 -- 1/5/2021
1/5/2021 STATE'S DISCOVERY EXHIBIT AND DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 2

73
D79 -- 2/9/2021
2/10/2021 STATES# SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY EXHIBIT 2

74
D80 -- 2/23/2021
2/24/2021 STATE'S SEVENTH DISCOVERY EXHIBIT AND DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 1

75
D81 -- 2/23/2021
2/24/2021 STATE'S EIGHTH DISCOVERY EXHIBIT AND DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 1

76
D82 -- 2/23/2021
2/24/2021 STATES# NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY EXHIBIT

Hearing:
3/24/2021 9:00 AM STATUS HEARING 3rd Floor 305

link: CORE - Clerk Online Resource ePortal

 

[JerseyGirl]

A former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detective could face the death penalty for his alleged role in a 1999 cold case murder.

The State Attorney's Office obtained a first-degree murder indictment of William Baer from a Duval County Grand Jury Thursday.

Prosecutors told First Coast News that they will seek the death penalty.

Baer is accused of stabbing 39-year-old Saad Kawaf to death during a botched robbery of his Deerwood home. He has pleaded not guilty.

On May 17, 1999, Saad Kawaf said goodbye to his wife before walking out the door to head to work. Law enforcement said Baer and his ex-wife, Melissa Jo Schafer were waiting outside and attacked Kawaf in his driveway.

Saad Kawaf’s wife later told officers she heard a scream and when she opened the door she saw her husband being dragged into the garage while being beaten and stabbed. Mrs. Kawaf says she was then grabbed by a female attacker and dragged back into the home and bound.

In addition to first-degree murder, Baer is charged with kidnapping with a weapon, armed robbery, armed burglary and aggravated battery.

Duval County jury indicts two men in 1990s murder cold cases | firstcoastnews.com

 

[Niner]

Hearings still on 3/24 for both

Schafer
Docket update:

77
D83 -- 3/2/2021
3/3/2021 STATES# TENTH SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY EXHIBIT AND DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 1

78
D84 -- 3/17/2021
3/18/2021 STATE'S ELEVENTH DISCOVERY EXHIBIT AND DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 1


link: CORE - Clerk Online Resource ePortal



Baer
Docket update:

177
D183 -- 2/24/2021
2/25/2021 INDICTMENT FILED FOR 3

178 1 2/25/2021
2/25/2021 INDICTMENT FILED FOR S782.04(1)(A) MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE

179 2 2/25/2021
2/25/2021 INDICTMENT FILED FOR S787.01(1)(A) KIDNAPPING WITH A WEAPON

180 3 2/25/2021
2/25/2021 INDICTMENT FILED FOR S812.13(2)(A) ARMED ROBBERY

181 4 2/25/2021
2/25/2021 INDICTMENT FILED FOR S810.02(2)(A) ARMED BURGLARY WITH ASSAULT OR BATTERY

182 5 2/25/2021
2/25/2021 INDICTMENT FILED FOR S784.045(1)(A)2 AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON

183
D186 -- 2/26/2021
3/9/2021 ARREST & BOOKING REPORT 2020-014381 02/25/2021 5

184 1 2/26/2021
3/9/2021 BOND SET AT NONE

185 2 2/26/2021
3/9/2021 BOND SET AT $300,003.00

186 3 2/26/2021
3/9/2021 BOND SET AT $250,003.00

187 4 2/26/2021
3/9/2021 BOND SET AT $250,003.00

188 5 2/26/2021
3/9/2021 BOND SET AT $175,003.00

189
D192 -- 2/26/2021

190
D184 -- 3/2/2021
3/3/2021 STATES# TENTH SUPPLEMENTAL DISCOVERY EXHIBIT 1

191
D185 -- 3/4/2021
3/8/2021 NOTICE OF FILING 460

192
D194 -- 3/17/2021
3/18/2021 STATE'S ELEVENTH DISCOVERY EXHIBIT AND DEMAND FOR RECIPROCAL DISCOVERY 1

193
D195 -- 3/18/2021
3/18/2021 NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY, NOTICE OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS, AND REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF PARTICULARS OF MENTAL MITIGATION

link: CORE - Clerk Online Resource ePortal

 

[Niner]

I shall be out from Wed. 3/24 thru Friday, 3/26 for surgery on my left carotid artery (this time) - so am posting this now. I'll be back home - hopefully - on Saturday.


Wednesday, March 24th:
*Status Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL – Saad Kawaf (39) (May 17, 1999, Dearwood, Jacksonville) – for *Melissa Jo Schafer (aka Schofer) (29 @ time of crime/51) arrested (7/2/20 in Missouri) & booked & charged (7/23/20) & arraigned (8/13/20) with 2nd degree felony murder, felony kidnapping, armed robbery, armed robbery with assault or battery & aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
Case info & court info from 8/10/20 thru 11/18/20 reference post #39 here:
FL - Saad Kawaf, 39, killed by Sheriff’s Officer, Jacksonville, May 1999 *DNA Arrest in 2020*
11/30/20: State's 4th Discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery. Pretrial hearing on 12/16/20 was cancelled. Next Disposition hearing on 12/18/20. Plea deal in the works where Schafer will plead guilty & provide testimony against her ex-husband.
12/18/20 Update: Schafer plead guilty to 5 counts of murder & aggravated battery Friday morning. She admitted she helped her ex-husband William Baer, a former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detective killed a man in a decades-old cold case. Schafer faces 31 years in prison, and although she has agreed to testify against her ex-husband, she said she was not promised a lesser sentence to do so. Baer's case will move forward unless he offers a plea deal. Schafer's next court date a status hearing on March 24.
1/5/21: State's Discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery. 2/10/21: State's 6th supplement discovery exhibit. 2/24/21: State's 7th, 8th & 9th discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery.
2/9/21: State's 6th supplemental discovery exhibit. 2/23/21 State's 7th discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery. 2/23/21: State's 8th discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery. State's 9th supplemental discovery exhibit. 3/2/21: State's 10th supplemental discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery. 3/17/21: State's 11th discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery.

ALSO:

*Pretrial Hearing (@ 9am ET) - FL – Saad Kawaf (39) (May 17, 1999, Dearwood, Jacksonville) – for *William Robert Baer, Jr. (43 @ time of crime/64/now 65) arrested (7/1/20), charged (7/2/20) with 1st degree murder & 1st degree robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon. [new charges below]
*Charged (7/22/20), arraigned (7/29/20) & indicted (2/25/21) with 1st degree murder with weapon, armed robbery, armed burglary with assault or battery, armed kidnapping with weapon & aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Plead not guilty. Held without bond on murder, other counts $975,012 bond. DA will seek DP.
Case & court info from 7/2/20 to 2/8/21 reference post #52 here:
FL - Saad Kawaf, 39, killed by Sheriff’s Officer, Jacksonville, May 1999 *DNA Arrest in 2020*
2/10/21: State’s 6th Supplemental discovery exhibit. Next pretrial hearing on 2/24/21. 2/23/21: State’s 7th, 8th & 9th discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery. 2/24/21 Update: Present: Judge Gilbert Feltel, Jr., Asst. State attorney Melissa Nelson, attorney for defendant John C. Rockwell & other present: ASA LE Hutton for M. Nelson & PD C. Cofer. Defendant’s appearance waived. Next pretrial hearing on 3/24/21. 2/25/21: The State Attorney's Office obtained the 1st degree murder indictments from a Duval County Grand Jury Thursday.
2/25/21: Indicted. 3/9/21: Bond set: Count 1: none; count 2: $300,003; Count 3: $250,003.; Count 4: $250,003 & Count 5: #175,003. 3/3/21: State's 10th supplemental discovery exhibit. 3/18/21: State's 11th discovery exhibit & demand for reciprocal discovery. Notice of intent to seek the death penalty, notice of aggravating factors & request for Statement of Particulars of mental mitigation.

 

[meanmaryjean]

Sending healing thoughts your way @Niner

 

[Legally Bland]

Hope all goes well @Niner"

 

[Niner]

Sending healing thoughts your way @Niner

Hope all goes well @Niner"

Thank you!