Alva man who shot father, put him in duct-taped freezer pleads no contest, gets 30 years

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Alva man who shot father, put him in duct-taped freezer pleads no contest, gets 30 years

Jake Hemmert, 32, accepted a plea in his father’s 2023 ****** on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

An Alva man accused of ********* his father and putting his body in a freezer changed his plea Monday, nearly one year after authorities discovered the ********.

Jake Hemmert, 32, pleaded no contest to second-degree *******; fraudulent use of a credit card; tampering with or fabricating physical evidence; and abusing a ***** human body. Lee Circuit Judge Nicholas Thompson accepted his plea and sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

Assistant State Attorney Andreas Gardiner, who prosecuted the case for the state, read a short note written by Jake Hemmert’s sister, Jessica Hemmert.

Jessica Hemmert said she has been “tormented” the “last 364 days,” adding that their father has missed birthdays and other family milestones.

The investigation into Jake Hemmert began Aug. 28, 2023, when his grandfather reported the disappearance of Jake’s father, Brian, according to court records.

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Jake Hemmert pleaded no contest on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, to the charges in the 2023 ****** of his father, Brian Hemmert.

Authorities went to Brian Hemmert’s home, where Jake Hemmert arrived driving his father’s vehicle, according to an arrest report. Jake Hemmert told detectives his father was on a hunting trip in the western U.S. and that he had recently spoken to him on the phone. But Brian Hemmert’s cellphone pinged to the father-son’s shared Alva home.

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During the investigation, Lee County sheriff’s deputies learned Jake Hemmert had an outstanding warrant for theft in Maricopa County, Arizona. Deputies arrested him.

A detective obtained a search warrant and found Brian Hemmert’s cellphone and credit card in a drawer in Jake’s bedroom, the report states. Blood was also visible in the master bedroom bathroom.

As the investigation continued, a detective learned a large chest freezer was delivered to the home June 22, 2023. This coincided with a change in Brian Hemmert’s credit card usage and cellular activity, according to the report.

During a Sept. 7, 2023, search, the sheriff’s office’s ********* unit team found the freezer duct-taped shut and running. They opened it, revealing a male body, which was later identified as Brian Hemmert.

An autopsy revealed Brian Hemmert had two gunshot wounds, and the ****** was ruled a *********.

Lee County sheriff’s detectives arrested Jake Hemmert on Sept. 13, 2023, when he admitted to ********* his father in bed, saying it was a ******** request. He also confessed to cleaning up the scene, destroying the mattress and spending as much as $30,000 on his father’s card.

Tomas Rodriguez is a Breaking/Live News Reporter for the Naples Daily News and The News-Press. You can reach Tomas at *****@*****.tld or 772-333-5501. Connect with him on Threads 

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