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Haitian illegal immigrant who fatally beat Florida store clerk with hammer will face death penalty

New York Post·Fox News·25 days ago
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A man who entered the US illegally from Haiti and murdered a Fort Myers store clerk will face the death penalty, prosecutors said. State Attorney Amira Fox announced Thursday that a Lee County grand jury returned an indictment against Rolbert Joachin, 40, in connection with the April 2 killing of Nilufa Easmın , a 51-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh, at a gas station in Fort Myers, Florida. According to prosecutors, Joachin is accused of attacking the victim outside a gas station, striking her repeatedly in the head with a hammer and killing her. Surveillance video captured the assault, which showed the victim being repeatedly struck in the head with a hammer after confronting the suspect for smashing her car window. Authorities described the video as “extremely brutal and incredibly violent.” Investigators say Joachin fled the scene following the attack, prompting a citywide search before Fort Myers police located and arrested him.…

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