The socialist, accused of killing a high-ranking cop in Belize, said in a new interview that the gun she was holding had “just fired” and she did not remember “touching” the trigger.
Jasmine Hartin, 33, shared the story of the shooting of Superintendent Henry Jemot in May 2021 in a sitting meeting with Pierce Morgan, which will be broadcast in its entirety on Monday.
“I don’t remember ever touching that trigger, so I don’t know what happened, to be honest,” said Hartin, whose ex-husband is the son of billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft, in an interview published by the Sun.
“I was trying to pull out the clip and it just exploded – I don’t remember ever touching the trigger. So I’m not sure if it was a defective weapon or not. I really can’t tell you how it happened, “she said
Hartin is accused of manslaughter.
She suggested that the gun might be “rusty” and that it was being adjusted.
Jasmine Hartin said the gun she was holding had “just fired” and she did not recall “touching” the trigger. Linkedin
“I am definitely not a killer. And they set me up. I am. I really am. This is such a small country, everyone here is afraid of Ashcroft. They own the bank, they own the newspapers, they own the economy of this country. “
She and her ex-husband Andrew Ashcroft are in the middle of a fierce custody battle over their five-year-old twins.
On the night of the shooting, Hartin said she and Jem had decided to sit on the dock with drinks, but before they left, he wanted to get his gun.
Last year, Hartin admitted to authorities that she was training to load a pistol when he exploded and killed Henry Jemut.
“And I thought it was weird,” said the Canadian.
“He said he always carried it with him everywhere. So he went and took it. ”
Hartin told Morgan that the law enforcement leader had offered her a firearms license and allowed her to use his pistol for the second time in several days to practice loading and unloading.
Hartin and Andrew Ashcroft are in the middle of a fierce custody battle over their five-year-old twins. Alaya Belize
When the gun was in her hand, she said, “I thought it was empty.”
Hartin denied rumors that she and Jem had a romantic relationship, calling him a friend introduced to her by Andrew Ashcroft. She said Ashcroft had to join them on deck before deciding to stay at the last minute.
At one point, she said that Jem had asked her to rub his shoulder that night, but she denied it was sexual because he had gone fishing earlier.
Hartin said she and Jem decided to sit on the dock with drinks on the night of the shooting.7NewsBelize
She also dismissed speculation that she was a party girl who used a lot of cocaine.
“I wondered the same thing. The only thing I can think of is who would take advantage of such rumors? she said according to an excerpt from the Sun.
“Obviously it would be helpful in the case of detention, it would be helpful in many ways if I was perceived as this wild cocaine addict. It’s just not true. “
Hartin said she wasn’t sure if the gun was “the wrong weapon or not.” CBS News / 48 hours
When Morgan pointed out his ability to wield a pistol, citing that he blew up a watermelon with a rifle that had been caught on tape, Hartin insisted that she was not an expert and had never owned a pistol.
“And what the video doesn’t show you is the ten times I tried to hit that watermelon and missed it, and that video was shot by my ex,” she told Morgan.
Last year, she admitted to authorities that she was training to load a pistol when he fired and killed Jem.
Hartin told Morgan, according to the passage, Jem was a step or two away when the gun exploded, and then when he fell on her, she “could see blood and feel blood.”
She said she had heard many stories about how the fateful night went.
“I heard that he had been executed, that it was an attempted rape, and I defended myself. I heard I lured him there and Andrew shot him.
“It simply came to our notice then. He was my friend. He didn’t pass me. I considered Henry a defender.
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