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A Florida man hired a hitman to kill his pregnant wife for a $500,000 insurance policy. Now, he will never walk free again.
Circuit Court Judge Kirk Volker handed Euri Jenkins a life term in prison for orchestrating the shooting death of Makeva Jenkins, 33. After about three hours of deliberation, Volker was found guilty and convicted by a jury of first-degree murder.
According to prosecutors, on June 29, 2017, an accomplice of Jenkins, Joevan Joseph, 23, entered the couple’s home on Plumbago Place and shot the victim in the head while she slept. Later, Joseph told investigators Jenkins offered him $20,000 to kill his wife.
Though Joseph admitted to the killing and received a $10,000 deposit from the defendant, authorities offered him a plea deal for a lesser charge of second-degree murder in exchange for his testimony. In addition, he told investigators Jenkins had contacted him through a mutual friend, Dametri Dale, 23, who negotiated the deal.
Dale also pleaded guilty in November 2021 to manslaughter and turned state’s witness.
Initially, Jenkins had told investigators a masked man had shot his wife. Joseph also testified coming to the couple’s home dressed in black with a T-shirt tied around his face. However, he further testified Jenkins was the one who showed him where Makeva Jenkins slept in the upstairs bedroom.
A Florida man hired a hitman to kill his pregnant wife for a $500,000 insurance policy. Now, he will never walk free again.
Circuit Court Judge Kirk Volker handed Euri Jenkins a life term in prison for orchestrating the shooting death of Makeva Jenkins, 33. After about three hours of deliberation, Volker was found guilty and convicted by a jury of first-degree murder.
According to prosecutors, on June 29, 2017, an accomplice of Jenkins, Joevan Joseph, 23, entered the couple’s home on Plumbago Place and shot the victim in the head while she slept. Later, Joseph told investigators Jenkins offered him $20,000 to kill his wife.
Though Joseph admitted to the killing and received a $10,000 deposit from the defendant, authorities offered him a plea deal for a lesser charge of second-degree murder in exchange for his testimony. In addition, he told investigators Jenkins had contacted him through a mutual friend, Dametri Dale, 23, who negotiated the deal.
Dale also pleaded guilty in November 2021 to manslaughter and turned state’s witness.
Initially, Jenkins had told investigators a masked man had shot his wife. Joseph also testified coming to the couple’s home dressed in black with a T-shirt tied around his face. However, he further testified Jenkins was the one who showed him where Makeva Jenkins slept in the upstairs bedroom.
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