Jennifer Mee, a previous media sensation because of her uninterrupted hiccups which earned her the nickname the “Hiccup Girl,” has been imprisoned on allegations of first degree murder. Along with two other individuals, Mee allegedly robbed a man and shot him to death. Mee became an overnight sensation a couple of years previous to this incident, suffering from a constant bout of hiccups that lasted for weeks. She was on “Today Show,” among others, and also was popular on the web for a while.
Jennifer Mee arrested for homicide
Mee was a suspect in Florida for homicide. MSNBC reports she was also to be arrested for 2 others. Shannon Griffin had been supposedly lured to a place by Mee, 19, Laron Raiford, 20, and Lamont Newton, 22. He had been at gunpoint. This is how Raiford and Newton robbed him. They took all his stuff and then got in a fight with him. This led to him being shot in his upper torso many times. All of them were involved in the crime. They even all admit it. Any accomplice due to the felony murder statute, which is what Mee and her friends are being charged under, will end up kept accountable for the murder too. If convicted, all three might face the death penalty.
Several recognize her as ‘Hiccup Girl’
Jennifer Mee came to national prominence as “The Hiccup Girl.”. For Jennifer Mee, hiccups went on for more than five weeks regularly. She would hiccup up to 50 times a minute each and every day, which ultimately attracted media attention. She was featured on the “Today Show” among others in 2007, coming to national prominence. WTSP News in Tampa explains that she talked to specialists who said that it had been just Tourette’s Syndrome. The medication for Tourette’s helped her. She seemed cured.
Shortly to observe court
The three defendants are being kept without bail. This was after they all admit to the crime. The felony homicide statute allows them to be sentenced to the death penalty if they are all convicted. Felony murder mandates at least a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Citations
MSNBC
today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39827189/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts
WTSP
wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=71545
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