Louis Coleman III will spend the remainder of his life in jail for the kidnapping and demise of Jassy Correia.
A jury within the federal courthouse in Boston’s Seaport convicted Coleman in June of kidnapping leading to Correia’s demise. On Tuesday, U.S. Chief District Court Judge Dennis Saylor IV sentenced Coleman to life in jail with out the potential of parole.
“Jassy Correia was a vibrant and beautiful 22-year-old woman and mother of a toddler daughter,” First Assistance U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy wrote in an announcement following the sentence. “By his depravity and his horrific disregard for Ms. Correia’s life, Louis Coleman forfeited his right to live free in society.”
Correia went out on the chilly winter late the night time of Feb. 23, 2019, with mates to have a good time her upcoming twenty third birthday. Some arguments ensued in the course of the celebrations within the waning hour of the Venu nightclub and Correia didn’t go away in her good friend’s automobile, as supposed. Instead, she was kicked out of an Uber that wasn’t for her and had the unlucky luck of encountering Coleman, who supplied a serving to hand.
Surveillance cameras going through the parking zone of Coleman’s Providence condo constructing could be the following to see Correia, at round 4:23 a.m. Her limp physique was slung over Coleman’s shoulder as he dragged her — her festive jumper slipping down her torso — by means of the foyer, into the elevator after which down the hallway to his sixth-floor condo.
It was at this second within the trial, on the third day, that lastly broke the composure of Correia’s household, the Herald reported.
“Coleman lured her into his car, confined her there, sexually assaulted her, strangled her to death, and transported her across the state lines to Rhode Island, all against Jassy’s will,” wrote Kenneth G. Shine, one of many prosecutors, summarized in his Oct. 5 sentencing memo.
“Jassy’s body was found four days after her birthday celebration, nearly 350 miles away, in Delaware — bound in duct tape, folded into a fetal position, stuffed in a suitcase, in the trunk of a car being driven by Coleman,” Shine continued.
Hard bodily proof led the prosecution’s case.
Surveillance footage tracked practically ever main occasion within the case, from the second Correia stepped in line to the membership to the tense moments caught from the dashcam of Delaware State Police Trooper Hasan Halis as he chased down Coleman’s purple Buick Regal sedan after which the second police popped the trunk and located a suitcase that contained Correia’s physique.
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