. >> well, you know, i talked with state attorney jeff ashton today. he told me that none of the cases that were handed down here are going to be affected by the supreme court's ruling. not even bessman okafor's. but there is that slight chance that that could happen. listen to what the victim's family in the okafor case told me today when i asked them what if okafor's case changed to a life sentence? >> just leave him in that cell until he rots, until his skin peels off, because that's what i want for bessman okafor. >> for raphael zaldivar, the possibility that bessman okafor's sentence might be changed is hard to swallow, but tonight okafor's attorney tells us he's appealing his death sentence, partially based on this week's supreme court ruling. as he does that, lawmakers in the state house and state senate are trying to change the death penalty law to make it more in line with federal guidelines. one proposal would require a unanimous death sentence vote by the jury. it would also require a unanimous vote on aggravating factors in the case, such a

i talked with jeff ashton, the the orange county courthouse a couple hours ago. i asked him, is bessman okafor's death sentence going to stick? he says he has absolutely no doubt it's going to stick. in fact, he has no doubt all of out of this court are going to stick. but i also found out both sides are still vehemently fighting for bessman okafor's life. >> on the steps of the orange county courthouse this afternoon, the father of alex zaldivar once again sounded the call for bessman okafor's death. >> he's going to have to die. i want to make sure. i want to do everything possible to make sure this man is put to death. >> okafor was sentenced in november to death for brutally killing zaldivar, shot in the head execution-style. in court this afternoon, prosecutors and okafor's attorney met to make all the transcripts and the documents are ready to send to the florida supreme court for his first round of appeals. >> your first appeal going to be appealing that death sentence based on the supreme court ruling? >> we're going to definitely include it in there. def

. >> state attorney jeff ashton says he will give us an >> reporting live in the newsroom tim barber eyewitness news. >> you can follow our coverage of the ruling on-air and online , we also posted raw video of our legal analyst interpretation of the rule in the follow on wftv.com. >> after a chilly day across central florida we are in for another cool nights. >> there's a frost advisory in effect from marion county and certified chief meteorologist tom terry tracking temperatures in severe weather center nine. how cold will get tonight? >> mid-40s for them to, -- orlando, is called his last night because the clouds, the clouds making a difference. 50 40 kela, 54 into land, clouds starting to increase from the gulf, blanket effect will mean, chance for frost in her northwestern zones instead of a freeze were marion county hit freezing today. mid-upper 30s but warmer for most of us. looking into severe weather threat later this week, on friday. >> also new at six, nine investigates and covers major inconsistencies in an orlando police officers report involving a stolen car in a myster

jeff ashton: we are accepting the opinion for what it says. we' re going to work with the legislature on fixing the procedure so that all of our cases will be compliant with what the united states supreme court says. greg: the okafor case will not we are expecting the transcripts from the sentencing a couple of months ago will not be ready for at least another month. they will be bundled up with a package of materials that his legal team isn' t sending by way of an appeal and shift onto tallahassee, which will likely not asking for the opening arguments in the case for at least a year. live in orlando, greg fox, wesh 2 news. angela: thousands of dollars worth of liquor has been stolen from a local nightclub, and police believe they' ve caught the man responsible. 43-year-old george goins was busted last night. he' s now charged with burglary and grand theft. police say he broke into orlando' s vain nightclub twice back in december. goins can apparently be seen on surveillance, filling a trash can with $4000 worth of liquor. police say then sol

. >> we also heard today from orange county state's attorney jeff ashton who says he does not expect the supreme court ruling to affect okafor and still expects okafor to be put to death and also says that the in general can move forward with pending death penalty cases they legislator and the florida supreme court sorts out what the supreme court ruling means for the state of florida. reporting live at the orange county courthouse this evening. fox 35 news. >> looking pretty good right now. we're keeping a close eye on the developing weather situation. >> due to el nio, powerful jetstream winds will blow across the state tomorrow. right now we're currently rain-free. we'll talk more about the chances for rain coming up. >> who would break into a building and steal bodies? the century, old remains back finding quick cover, so you can continue streaming your favorite show in the great outdoors. and you don't need a dead zone further interrupting your otherwise- perfect afternoon. echo from bright house networks. eliminates dead zones, so you can stream confidently all around your home

the state prosecutor, jeff ashton, said this plea deal was a win for the state and the victim. >> the judge has the ability to give him two consecutive live sentences and we would not get better than that. i personal spoke to eric's mom and she was thrilled this was finally going to be over. >> reporter: shafer's friends were also charged in connection with the shooting. conrad's lawyer didn't want to talk about the plea deal. the sentencing is scheduled for kelly joyce in osceola county. >> andrea: a suspect has been arrested and police are looking for another for sexual battery. they are accused of assaulting a woman inside her deland apartment. hill held the victims down while williamson raped woman at gunpoint. this happened on three occasions. hill has been arrested but they are looking for william karlsen karlsen -- williamson. a warning sent out from a principal letting the parents know guns and drugs were found in a car. the principal commended the students who reported the weapons. and deputies wrapped up two eight month investigations meant to take down more than a hundred a

. >>> jeff ashton is seeking reelection ashton filed paperwork it to the top law enforcement officials in osceola county and elected in 2012 after serving as a prosecutor and the circuit for in the country to use dna evidence in the courtroom. in august ashton admitted to using marital cheating website ashley madison while working. >>> hotel and conference center could be coming to ucf campus next week ordered trustees will be asked to approve a contract to start construction. according to the plan a developer with these about 6.5 acres near the intersection of university boulevard and alafaya trail to build a hotel. the company will pay for the 135 room project big ucf will receive a portion of revenue to support scholarships. >>> 5:17 am. we pay attention every day. let me make that very clear. >> sometimes you need to. >> today you should probably pay special attention. >> a blizzard, up to the north we get the tail and an hour severe weather threat going up. severe weather threat from 10 am to 3 pm and that will be the there is that system we are watching. once again an hour el nio

jeff ashton: when you have two murders as brutal and completely senseless as these were, i just think that those are the sentences we ought to be arguing for, but ultimately it' ll be up to judge morgan. jim: schafer will be sentenced april 15th and must serve a minimum of 25 years. all-new tonight, rockledge police are surfing -- searching for a brazen bank robber with a gun. space coast credit union on u.s. one. he held the gun straight out in front, frightening to customers. he was wearing black from head to toe. his face was fully masked. he had on bright blue shoes. no word on how much cash he stole. meredith: a mystery surrounds the death of this former corrections officer. police do not believe he killed himself. he was found dead in his front yard with a gunshot wound. as matt grant report, death -- deputies are looking for leads. matt: investigators still have no leads after a former marion corrections officer was shot in his front yard. he died on the scene. his death is suspicious. family members gathered, but did not want to comment, except to tell me he was a good guy. >>

. >> state attorney jeff ashton wants schaefer to spend life in prison. 15th. three of his friends with him during the shootings also face court hearings over the next few weeks. >> developing right now, marion county man. >> he is accused of recording women in the store's bathroom. and new 6 since 6:00, we learned job. the employee spotted a camera in a plant this week while using the bathroom. the store manager, jonathan johnson, went into the bathroom several times after she walked out. the victim took a picture of the device but it was gone when deputies went back in. they later found it in a storm drain in the store's parking lot. a witness told deputies they spotted johnson dropping something in the drain. he's facing a string of charges tonight. when we went to the store late today, the manager on duty told us he's now been fired. >> a big day for race fans. million worth of work, daytona international speedway showed off the nearly complete renovation and expansion. news 6 reporter loren korn is with some of the lucky ones invited inside. >> i'm told it

supreme court ruling striking down the -- death row inmates, today, orange county state attorney jeff ashton told us he thinks he can resolve the issues in most of the cases, the highest court ruled -- the decision makers rather than juries is unconstitutional. tonight at 6:00, we'll tell you how the legal analyst sees it playing out. >>> right now, all of central florida is waiting for a powerball winner to come forward. brevard county reporter melanie market all day now, and mel, rumors are flying. >>reporter: but you can bet a lot of are folks are hoping they know the person who is going to collect a third of the powerball jackpot. but it's the win itself that's placed this beach side community in the spotlight. >> it hit somewhere. might as well be here. >>reporter: this afternoon, people are talking about one of three winning powerball jackpot tickets sold at this melbourne beach publix, the other big winners in california and tennessee. >> while, it's really exciting around here, not that much goes around here, so it's pretty good. >>reporter: can and in this quiet beach side community

we asked state attorney jeff ashton today if that strikes down the death sentence, and he said no. >> i don't expect this to be interpreted to require us to resentence anybody. but that's the absolute worst case scenario. >>reporter: ashton also believes the ruling is not retroactive, he believes death row inmates who have lost their mandatory appeals to the state supreme court are on track for execution. he believes the death sentences of he and others who were found guilty of related felonies, will stand because those juries were in effect the decision makers. perry agrees that argument could be made in those cases. >> the jury did make these findings, in these cases, because he was charged and found guilty of the underlying felnys that helped -- felonies that helped supply the aggravating factors in the case. >>reporter: now, the lawyers are worried that ashton is right, that some of the cases, including his could be fixed, with new sentencing hearings because that could eliminate the chance to take advantage of the new ruling and get the death sentence thrown out. reporting live,

state attorney jeff ashton says he would like to see cases push back in the end of legislation session on march 11. >> the supreme court's of the procedure was flawed, didn't say any individual has been executed in the state of florida is done unjustly basically said there is a flock your procedure fix it. >>> despite the supreme court decision ashton says this will cases his court handled and osceola counties. >>> local college students will meet with that acting us secretary of education in orlando as part of the opportunity across america tour. jon became junior will visit valencia college tomorrow, and roundtable discussion he will highlight examples of it -- excellence in american education and discuss priorities, us undersecretary will also speak at the rosen >>> investigators released a picture of a man found that in the state forest in sumter county, the body of 31-year-old robert banks was found in the wildlife management area saturday. deputies say a couple riding along the trails discovered that the body, it is being investigated as a homicide, investigators are trying to fi

state attorney jeff ashton tells news 6 "we're reviewing the decision to determine what impact it will have on past and future cases, but clearly we will handle death penalty cases in a manner consistent with the supreme court's ruling and florida law." >> if okafor comes back for resentencing, i mean, can you imagine? we're going to have to pay for that, too. >> another high-profile central by this, even before the trial begins. luis toledo's jury selection is set to begin on monday. the state attorney tells us he's reviewing the supreme court decision today to see if it has any impact on his case. stay tuned. >> and all day, news 6 has been pressing for answers on what the high court ruling means for people already on death row. in the last 40 minutes, the state attorney general pam bondi released this statement. "the impact on existing death sentences need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. florida will need to make changes to its death sentencing statutes. i will work with state lawmakers to ensure those changes comply with the court's decision." >> well, an important warning

. >> state attorney jeff ashton says he expects the defense to put up a fight during sentencing, especially given schaefer's age. >> i know teenagers do dumb things, but, you know, how does a kid ever come to the point where shooting somebody else is something that they thought as an experience they would like to have? >> now, if schaefer is sentenced to life in prison, when he's sentenced in april, he'll be testing out a brand-new state juvenile is sentenced to life in prison, they get hearings every 15 to 25 years or so to see if they can be rehabilitated. on another note, the state attorney says he is glad a jury didn't hear this case today. see why, coming up at 6:00. for now, we're live at the osceola county courthouse, eric sandoval, news 6. >> thank you. >> now to some breaking news in orange county. deputies tell us a man caused multiple crashes and then tried to steal a car. sky 6 flew over the scene on pine hills road this afternoon. the suspect hit cars and tried to carjack someone before running off. he was caught a short time later. right now, we're working to learn more about

. >>> developing now, state attorney jeff ashton says the rest supreme court's ruling on this -- death penalty procedures will not affect the sentence for the men convicted of killing a 19-year-old. orange county jury voted 11- want to sentence okafor to death who is convicted in the death of zaldivar. he does know leave the ruling requires anyone to be resentenced. >>> i don't see any perspective on the opinion of where it will require cases to be retried on the guilt issue. >> ashton says he's working with state lawmakers to change the procedures. >>> and seminole county, this 11-year-old boy is missing. his name is bonded who was last seen on oak springs lane in sanford and is 4 feet, to which is all waiting 95 town -- point any was icing wearing a longsleeved gray and black shirt sweatpants and black shoes. >>> gop candidates we last night facing off of the first debate in 2016. presidential contenders were on attack. >> eyewitness news this morning kimberly eiten is breaking down the exchanges that took center stage and can believe the candidates went after each other more than th

>> well, jeff ashton and i spoke for quite a while. he says he doesn't think that any of the cases here at the orange county courthouse or even bessman okafor's case will be affected by this. he says the u.s. supreme court's ruling declaring florida's death penalty unconstitutional only applied to one case. still, it's creating a lot of confusion here at the courthouse. >> on the steps of the orange county courthouse this afternoon, the father of alex zaldivar once again sounded the call for bessman okafor's death. >> he's going to have to die. i want to make sure. i want to do everything possible to make sure this man is put to death. >> okafor was sentenced in november to death for brutally killing zaldivar, shot in the head execution style. in court this afternoon, prosecutors and okafor's attorney met to make sure all the transcripts and the documents are ready to send to the florida supreme court for his first round of appeals. >> is your first appeal going to be appealing this death sentence based on the supreme court ruling? >>

state attorney jeff ashton wants to see cases pushed back at least until the end of the legislative session on march 11th. changed in legislature and can tell with you an absolutely certainty, no matter what we do, voices will be screaming we did it wrong. >> despite the supreme court's decision, ashton says this will not affect the 22 death row cases his court handled in orange and osceola counties. >>> tonight, we are learning more about the secret negotiations that led to the release of soldiers. there's still one american missing. >> reporter: tonight that first image of freed washington post reporter greeted in ja-new year's eve a by a state department official who helped negotiate his release, and the former marine held more than four years in the prison. his sister and brother-in-law all smiles on their way to meet him in germany, along with the pastor who has been separated from his wife for years. >> i've been a single mom for kids uniting with him will be a precious moment. >> president obama celebrated the long welcoming release. >> welcoming home, brothers and husbands, who have

meredith: state attorney jeff ashton argued outside the courthouse the u.s. supreme court' s ruling likely will not sway the state' s high court justices to spare okafor' s life. jim: bond has been revoked for a man accused of intentionally running down a horse and its rider, killing the horse, then leaving the scene. bond for 22-year-old christopher todd was revoked after he was his car. in february investigators say todd got into an argument with a group of horse back riders near orange city. he' s accused of hitting and killing a horse. the rider suffered a broken collar bone. trial is tentatively set for next month. as promised, the city of edgewater has put up a trap to catch wild hogs that have been destroying lawns in a community there. this is a picture of the trap that went up in the southern end of florida shores, around yule tree and 35th today. another will go in tonight. the hogs have been tearing up lawns since just before christmas. they' ve done thousands of dollars in damage. city leaders learned that some have taken to shooting the hogs and

. >> i talked with state attorney jeff ashton this afternoon. he tells me he doesn't think bessman okafor's case or any of the cases here at the orange county courthouse will be affected by this supreme court ruling. but that's not enough for the victim's family. >> you just leave him in that cell until he rots, until his skin peels off. that's what i want for bessman okafor. >> for raphael zaldivar, the possibility that bessman okafor's sentence might be changed is hard to swallow. but tonight okafor's attorney tells us he is appealing his death sentence, partially based on this week's supreme court ruling. as he does that, lawmakers in the state house and state senate are trying to change the death penalty law to make it more in line with federal guidelines. one proposal would require a unanimous death sentence vote by the jury and also require a unanimous vote on aggravating factors in the case, such as the suspect's lack of remorse, how violent the crime was or if it was committed in front of a child. >> now, ashton tells me he is against th

the state attorney for the 9th district jeff ashton tells news 6 we're reviewing the decision to determine what impact it will have on past and future cases but clearly we will handle death penalty cases in a manner consistent with the supreme court's ruling and florida law. >> if okafor comes back for resentencing, can you imagine? we're going to have to pay for that, too? >> the outcome of another high-profile central florida case is also in jeopardy before that trial even begins. luis toledo is accused of murdering his wife, yessenia suarez, and her two children. his trial is supposed to start the state attorney says he wants toledo sentenced to death if he's convicted. his office tells news 6, "at this time we're carefully reviewing and analyzing the decision handed down by the united states supreme court." >> so when will lawmakers decide if the executions are going to be halted or not? we're expecting to hear something by the end of the day today, but it will take some time for lawmakers to figure out exactly what's going to happen if they're going to change the law to adhere to what

. >> state attorney jeff ashton says he's pursuing life in prison in the sentence though schaefer was only 15 when it happened. >> my main thought when i looked at it was, wow, at a trial, would we be able to convince a jury this guy was a murderer? he does look really young. >> >> now those three friends of schaefer's are also making their way through the court system. >> all of them are charged with first-degree murder. we're live at the osceola county courthouse tonight, eric sandoval, news 6. >> thank you. all week, many orange county troubles. cans sitting at the end of driveways for days, not being picked up. it looks like the garbage issues will go into the weekend. news 6 reporter justin warmoth went out today to get answers. >> if you live in unincorporated orange county, you're aware of the new trash system. you also may be aware of the problems that new system is bringing with delayed trash pickup. in fact, this neighborhood in east orange county put out their trash yesterday and still nothing. >> here's garbage cans that are all over the place. it's ridiculous. if the syst

meredith: state attorney jeff ashton argued outside the courthouse that the u.s. supreme court' s ruling won' t likely sway the state' s high court to spare okafor' s life. jim: tonight, a man is recovering in the hospital after he drove his van into a home in maitland this afternoon. this happened in the 500 block of lightning trail, near tuscarora trail. the maitland fire department says witnesses told them the driver was speeding when he lost s not going to make that curb, and he didn' t. he tried to straighten out, apparently. jim: no one was home at the time, but as you saw, there is significant damage to both the van and the home. meredith: in orange county, the debate continued today over school start times. members of the school board are trying to figure out if some students are being asked to show up for class too early. there are some who want to change the time students in 9th through 12th grades are asked to attend. right now all of orange county' s high school bills rank before 7:30 a.m. changing this could wind up costing the district, as one plan r

the state attorney jeff ashton announced he will not be prosecuting the driver, guthrie. prosecutors say they couldn't get a warrant to investigate her medical records. without it, they say, the evidence was not there. prosecutors wrote "the degree of negligence necessary to sustain a conviction falls short of culpable negligence but more than the mere failure to use ordinary care." in other words, guthrie should have hit the brakes but the state attorney doesn't think the jury would convict her of anything more than a traffic violation. >> it blows my mind that something like this can happen and someone just gets a traffic that's all it is. >> she says she's not ruling out a wrongful death lawsuit in this case especially to get ahold of guthrie's medical records. we asked her today if she had any message for the driver, guthrie. she did have a message. hear what she has to say coming up in the story we're putting right now for 6:00. for now, we're live in altamonte springs, eric sandoval, news 6. >> thank you, eric. >> now to breaking news on wall street. another big plu

>>state attorney jeff ashton said he will be working to get gen.'s office. >>today's ruling may be affecting a high-profile murder case scheduled to go to trial next week. our legal analyst believes the death penalty will be off the table if he is convicted of killing his wife and her 2 tonight we have learned a hearing is scheduled on this issue for thursday morning. >>> we have confirmed a grandfather found unconscious in his neighborhood has died. we told you last tuesday that screams from his granddaughter alerted neighbors that he needed help. deputies have been tightlipped about what happened but they did tell us they are investigating the circumstances about his death. >>a 9 investigates found new records that raise questions about a chase that involved to orlando police officers. here's look at video. officer fred rolle wrote in his report that they -- what they were doing was okay. sheriff's transmissions officer rolle and officer favorit chased him cheap after was abandoned. they called the chiefs owner that night but the owner said that never happ

state attorney jeff ashton told us it's only a temporary delay. >> they didn't say any individual executed had been done so unjustly. they said "there is a flaw in your fear, go fix it." >> the u.s. supreme court wants juries, not judges to determine if inmates get death. >> >> "eyewitness news"'s greg warmuth dug deeper into ashton conversation, today on central florida spotlight at 12:30, following "eyewitness news" afternoon. >> >> a local firefighter accused of using his ambulance forepersonnal use while on duty. we asked how many calls came into 9-1-1 while the ambulance was out of service. >> >> closely monitoring temperatures, obviously we'll at longhorn steak like this doesn' t need anything else. which is why we don' t just add, anything else. longhorn steaks that sizzle for $12.99. the new smoky bacon sirloin. the new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. all with hand chopped salad & unlimited bread for $12.99. tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. you cant fake steak. and for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt. >>> this is a live look over

michelle: in commitment 2016 this morning, we are learning jeff ashton will run for another term. ashton who serves the ninth judicial district covering orange and osceola counties filed his reelection papers yesterday. he said he's proud of the work he's done in the past three years but his work is not done. jason: we're seeing a new picture of a man wanted for trying to cash in on elderly victims. the crook allegedly poses as a representative from a bank. the people are told they've got a new debit card and need to turn in the old card by putting it in the mailbox. police are also looking for a woman. at least one card was used until orange county. michelle: new information about the homeless in volusia county. council members passed a law to require daytona beach to reopen manatee island. commissioners want the city to consider using community reinvestment act fund for a permanent shelter. >> this morning many homeowners are demanding a change to the new garbage collection system. plan is off to a rocky start. we were there as garbage continued to pile up. three weeks ago the c

jeff ashton, state prosecutor, says this plea deal was a win for the state and victim. >> the judge has the ability to give him two consecutive life sentences. i personal spoke to eric's mom and she was thrilled this would be over. >> reporter: shafer's friend were also charged with in connection with the shootings. talk about the plea deal today. shafer's sentencing is scheduled for april 15 in osceola court. >>> breaking news. the principal of timber creak high school sending out a call letting them go gun, knife and drug items were found in a student's car. there was no threat. the principal commended the students who reported the weapons. another day of nice cool weather. >> bob: do you enjoy the cool weather? >> i like sunny and cool. >> bob: do you like rain, too? >> a little bit. >> bob: i think glenn can help out on both fronts. >> glenn: we have a cold front the way. a little bit of everything but the weekend is shaping up to be pretty good even though the cold front is in the forecast. we had rain overnight as first half of the day with a few lingering in brevard and developin

. >>> state attorney jeff ashton officially running for reelection. he filed paperwork today to try to keep the position as the top law enforcement official in orange and osceola county spit ashton was elected in 2012 after serving as a prosecutor in the 9th judicial circuit for 30 years. his campaign says he was the first attorney in the country to use dna evidence in the courtroom. last august ashton admitted to using marital cheating website ashley madison while at work. >>> sanford police say that made an arrest in a deadly double shooting inside an apartment building. tonney mccants turned himself in for the shooting deaths of march east grooms. grooms found dead at kensington oaks apartment complex on lee st. mccance also shot a woman in the hand who was in the apartment investors have not release information about what sparked the shooting. >>> and volusia county, still waiting to find out if a man will face charges for shooting and killing his friend while hunting. we brought you this as breaking news on eyewitness news at 4 mac yesterday. inv

at the sentencing hearing, state attorney jeff ashton told eyewitness news this was orange county's first case of a witness and said that is why the death penalty exists. we know now because the supreme court found florida's death penalty system unconstitutional, the 390 current death row inmates will likely not face death. that could be a disappointment to families like zaldivar's whose father found solace in his son's killers sentenced to death yet i cannot wait for the day that the florida governor signs the document and issues the ward for the man to be executed because i want to be in front of the glass. >> we will watch to see what happens at this afternoon's hearings were okafor bringing you the latest on our wftv news app and tonight starting on eyewitness news at 4 jamie? >>> volusia county man accused of killing his wife and her 2 children will be in court for a pretrial hearing state attorney filed a motion to continue luis toledo's case. the state in tenant to seek the for toledo if convicted but if they could be changed by the us supreme court ruling. will have more on what i

state attorney jeff ashton was to see cases perspective to the march 11. >>> the supreme court procedure was flawed. they did not say that any anywhere in the state of florida has been on so and justly debate sidley said there is a flaw in your procedure. going to fix it. >> despite the supreme court's decision, ashton says this will not affect the twins to death row cases is court handled in orange and osceola counties. >>> the state 2nd python challenge continues this afternoon in south florida but the challenge officially started saturday at noon. why life experts say the invasive burmese pythons -- pythons have been a threat to the everglades it 500 people have registered for the hunt during the last challenge in 2013, 68 snakes out of thousands were killed. the hunt begins february 14. international airport are reminding passengers what the game carry in luggage after a gun -- pin gun found in a carry- on bag. this 22 caliber gun resembling a 10 is about the length of a $20 bill pip tsa officials found the pin gun this week and officials say firearms should be packed and checked bag

greg: state attorney jeff ashton argued outside the courthouse, the u.s. supreme court' s ruling likely s high court justices to spare okafor' s life, or the lives of nearly every other person sentenced to die in orange county. we will have more on today' s hearing and what lies ahead for capital punishment in florida at 5:00. live in orange county, greg fox, wesh 2 news. summer: we will find out tomorrow if that supreme court death penalty ruling will delay the murder trial of a volusia county man. the state wants to seek the death penalty for luis toledo if he is convicted of the murders of his wife and her children. so this morning, prosecutors asked for at least a 60 day delay until state lawmakers can address the issues in the ruling. but the defense says the trial should begin, as scheduled, with the only possible penalty now available, life in prison without parole. >> the only reason not to proceed is so he can have the death penalty imposed on him if that happens in the trial. summer: if the judge refuses to delay the trial, it will begin next tue

jeff ashton: his best hope is to accept responsibility and throw himself on the mercy of the court, and you know, hope the court gives him something less than life. greg: pooran roopnarine struggled through his emotions to answer the question, what does he think the punishment should be? pooran roopnarine: i don' t know what to say, you know? it' s just hard for me to say anything right now. greg: neither he, nor schafer' s attorney, had much to say. but the law enforcement agencies who investigated the 20 shootings into cars and homes of 15 days, are relieved to see the presumed ring leader admitting his guilt. chief lee massie: we didn' t want our folks, our citizens, walking around in fear of the unknown. sheriff bob hansell: this community lived in terror for two weeks in july 2013, and how today, there is some solace to the families. greg: schafer is expected to serve a minimum of 25 years. that sentencing will take morning -- place in the morning of april 15. at that time, family members will have a chance to give victim impact statements before the judge hands down the teen' s pu

orange and osceola state attorney jeff ashton says his office is reviewing the supreme courts ruling but legal analyst bill sheaffer said the state statute is clear and if the death penalty is declared unconstitutional sentencing would be reduced. >> every defense attorney is going to assert, no, florida's statute is clear on the subject. the united states supreme court is clear on the subject. it was unconstitutional today. it was unconstitutional 25 years ago. >> sheaffer also tells us some legal scholars believe the ruling will only affect new cases. other legal experts in florida say they will work with the attorney general's office to get to litigation on the ruling. >>> the major ruling may already in fact a high-profile murder case in volusia county. we found out a hearing has been scheduled for tomorrow in the trial of the luis toledo as a result of the ruling legal would now be off the table for him if he is convicted of killing his wife just any a suarez and her 2 children. >>> orlando police need your help finding a vehicle they believed belonged to a suspect in a fatal sh

reporter: roopnarine' s father was too upset to talk, but prosecutor jeff ashton said he' ll fight for life sentences, noting schafer was the mastermind behind a spree of 20 shootings in summer 20-13, as well as the killings. >> when you have two murders as brutal and completely senseless as these were, i just think that those are the sentences we ought to be arguing for but ultimately it' ll be up to judge morgan. reporter: schafer will be sentenced april 15th. as for the co-defendants in this case, david damus was convicted and sentenced to life last year, victoria rios is facing trial in march, and juan muriel who cut a deal with the state will be sentenced february 4th. also, schafer' s father is serving probation for providing the gun, to his son. anchor: a wild scene in pine hills. ended deputies say, with a fleeing suspect. a two block area of busy roadway was shut down for two hours. wesh 2' s bob kealing was first on the scene and bob you spoke to the witness who deputies say fired multiple shots. reporter: deputies say he confronted the suspect and fired streets right along t

jeff ashton said he doesn't think the case will be affected by the high court's ruling. >> some men locked up after a shooting that left three people dead. the men of miami are facing first degree murder and attempted first degree murder charges. detectives say it was joseph who organized the execution style killings at a home last week. it was alexgear who pulled the trigger. police are searching for others who might have been involved. >> we are coming after you. our colleagues from miami-dade and the miami police department are coming after you. we'll find you, we are going to of your lives. don't sleep well. >> two women and a man were killed in the january 6 shooting. an 18-year-old man is injured and still recovering. >> a central florida man locked up arrested after troopers say he caused a deadly crash in seminole county while driving drunk. 22-year-old matthew mercada. according to investigators, he had a blood alcohol level of.182 when he hit and killed a 37-year-old man on semoran boulevard last month. a woman was also hurt. we just checked and mercado remains in jail on $1,300

. >> state attorney jeff ashton says the only deal schaefer is getting from this is not having to go to trial. he says the family members of pleaded guilty and they're hoping to move forward now. >> 15 years old. i mean, that's the thing that's hard to wrap your head around. this was a 15-year-old who was out, you know, with a semi-automatic rifle, shooting up osceola county. >> and because schaefer was a juvenile at the time all of this happened, he's actually going to be testing out a brand-new state law. and that requires if a juvenile is sentenced to life in prison, they have hearings every 15 to 25 years, and that's going to be hammered out during sentencing. we talked to family members of the two men who were killed during the shooting spree. hear what they had to tell us, coming up tonight at 5:00. >> thank you, eric. >> developing right now, a wet start to the weekend. >> we don't care, it's the weekend. chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing when you'll need the umbrella. >> that is precisely the kind of attitude i'm looking for. it's the weekend. >> that's right. >

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