Friday evening the Lee County Grand Jury returned an indictment on three defendants for the murder of Daryl D. Scott, 32, and the attempted murder of Rejanay Smith, 23, which occurred on Mother’s Day, May 13th, 2018 in Lee County.
Mario Joel Benitez, 22, was indicted for one count of First Degree Murder with a Firearm, one count of Attempted Felony Murder with a Firearm, one count of Robbery with a Firearm, and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Firearm.
Taquan Ramel Brown, 27, was indicted for one count of First Degree Murder with a Firearm, one count of Attempted First Degree and Felony Murder with a Firearm, one count of Robbery with a Firearm, and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Firearm.
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Edey Emmanuel Cardenas, 21, was indicted for one count of First Degree Murder with a
Firearm, one count of Attempted Felony Murder with a Firearm, one count of Robbery with a Firearm, and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Firearm.
A fourth defendant, Cheyenne Marron, who is not charged within this indictment, has been
charged in this case by the State Attorney’s Office. SAO has charged her with one count of Second Degree Murder with a Firearm, one count of Attempted Second Degree Murder with a Firearm, one count of Robbery with a Firearm, and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Firearm.