Pre-trial hearings continued to May
Jaren Ashley Hare and Charles J. Darnell will return to court on May 12 for a pre-trial hearing. Jaren Ashley Hare, free on $35,000 bail, showed up for the hearing on Wednesday, March 10 in the Sumter County courthouse, but remained silent as officials discussed the status of the case. No estimated trial date on the charges was given. They are both charged with third-degree murder, manslaughter and child abuse. The murder count and the manslaughter count, which accuses the couple of "reckless disregard," each carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
According to arrest affidavits and the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, Jaren Hare owned the 8 and 1/2 foot reptile and the couple had been involved with snakes for years. Darnell told investigators that after it was found in the hallway either late June 30 or early July 1, he put the reptile inside a bag and placed it in a glass tank and tied a quilt over the ends.
He later awoke to find the snake missing and wrapped around the child's lifeless body, and he stabbed it.
The affidavit added the 2-by-8-foot aquarium did not have a lock or secure cover and there were no doors to any of the rooms in the home. Darnell allegedly told investigators that the snake had escaped from its aquarium between five and seven times.
The couple also allegedly had turned down offers of a better enclosure or place to hold the albino Burmese python.
Judge William Hallman III said he hopes to have both suspects and all lawyers present for the May 12 hearing, in an effort to push the case forward.
Here are two links to the information provided above: Link1 & Link2.
According to arrest affidavits and the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, Jaren Hare owned the 8 and 1/2 foot reptile and the couple had been involved with snakes for years. Darnell told investigators that after it was found in the hallway either late June 30 or early July 1, he put the reptile inside a bag and placed it in a glass tank and tied a quilt over the ends.
He later awoke to find the snake missing and wrapped around the child's lifeless body, and he stabbed it.
The affidavit added the 2-by-8-foot aquarium did not have a lock or secure cover and there were no doors to any of the rooms in the home. Darnell allegedly told investigators that the snake had escaped from its aquarium between five and seven times.
The couple also allegedly had turned down offers of a better enclosure or place to hold the albino Burmese python.
Judge William Hallman III said he hopes to have both suspects and all lawyers present for the May 12 hearing, in an effort to push the case forward.
Here are two links to the information provided above: Link1 & Link2.
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