LEON COUNTY, Fla. – Donna Adelson, a Miami Seashore grandmother accused of being concerned in a murder-for-hire plot, appeared in court docket on Friday in Leon County.
A employed killer fatally shot Dan Merkel, Adelson’s former son-in-law, on July 19, 2014, within the driveway of his Tallahassee dwelling amid a custody dispute.
Adelson, who was arrested at Miami Worldwide Airport in 2023, is awaiting trial on Aug. 19 for first-degree homicide, conspiracy to commit homicide, and solicitation to commit homicide.
Leon County Circuit Decide Stephen Everett ordered Adelson’s protection and prosecutors to file all pre-trial motions by July 21.
Everett additionally ordered prosecutors to show over Adelson’s uncooked communications knowledge to the protection. The final pre-trial listening to is about for Aug. 8.
Adelson’s son, Charlie Adelson, a Fort Lauderdale periodontist, was sentenced to life in jail for plotting the homicide with the assistance of an ex-girlfriend who linked him to the killer.
Donna Adelson’s daughter, Wendi Adelson, a lawyer who isn’t going through any prices, was in a dispute with Merkel about whether or not or not their two sons ought to stay in Leon or Miami-Dade County.
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