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    Death Penalty Pursued for Te’Lea Jefferson in 2020 FL Slaying of 3-Year-Old Toddler




    State seeking death penalty against woman accused of beating child with tire iron

    Te’Lea Jefferson, 23, was charged with murder and aggravated child abuse, the department says.

    Prosecutors are now seeking the death penalty against a Tallahassee woman accused of beating a toddler to death with a tire iron.

    The state filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against Te’Lea Jefferson Monday morning.

    Jefferson was arrested in October after emergency room doctors noted severe trauma to the 3-year-old’s head and alerted police to the boy’s injuries. Arrest papers say Jefferson initially claimed the child had fallen from the sink while brushing his teeth, but later told police she beat the toddler repeatedly with a tire iron after he refused to obey her.

    The official notice of intent to seek the death penalty cites several aggravating circumstances including that the crime was “especially heinous, atrocious and cruel.”

    Jefferson’s next court appearance is now scheduled for Dec. 7, 2020.

    (source: WCTV news)
    "I realize this may sound harsh, but as a father and former lawman, I really don't care if it's by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions."
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    "There are some people who just do not deserve to live,"
    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
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    Tallahassee woman accused of killing toddler with tire iron indicted on first-degree murder charges

    By Julie Montanaro
    WCTV News

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee woman accused of beating a toddler repeatedly with a tire iron has just been indicted on first-degree murder charges.

    Te’lea Jefferson entered a not guilty plea to the upgraded charges in front of a judge Thursday morning.

    Jefferson was arrested back in October 2020 after taking the child to the emergency room with cuts to his face and forehead. Court records show she initially told police the 3-year-old boy had fallen from the sink and hit his head on the toilet.

    Court records show she later admitted to hitting him with a tire iron.

    A grand jury returned the first-degree murder indictment, as well as one for aggravated child abuse, on Wednesday.

    https://www.wctv.tv/2021/04/01/talla...urder-charges/
    "I realize this may sound harsh, but as a father and former lawman, I really don't care if it's by lethal injection, by the electric chair, firing squad, hanging, the guillotine or being fed to the lions."
    - Oklahoma Rep. Mike Christian

    "There are some people who just do not deserve to live,"
    - Rev. Richard Hawke

    “There are lots of extremely smug and self-satisfied people in what would be deemed lower down in society, who also deserve to be pulled up. In a proper free society, you should be allowed to make jokes about absolutely anything.”
    - Rowan Atkinson

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