Mother of girl accused of fatally shooting woman in Orlando sentenced to 5 years in prison

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https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/06/21/sentencing-set-for-mother-of-girl-accused-of-fatally-shooting-woman-in-orlando/

Mother of girl accused of fatally shooting woman in Orlando sentenced to 5 years in prison

Lakrisha Isaac, 33, faced maximum 20-year sentence

Brandon Hogan, Digital Editor
Published: June 21, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Updated: June 21, 2024 at 7:19 PM

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A mother whose daughter is accused of fatally shooting a woman in Orlando will spend the next five years behind bars.

Lakrisha Isaac, 33, faced a maximum 20-year sentence following a plea bargain she made in May, changing her plea from not guilty to no contest on charges of manslaughter and culpable negligence by leaving a loaded firearm within reach of a minor.

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A witness described Isaac’s daughter getting hold of the gun after her mother handed her a bag with the firearm inside it, soon using it to shoot a woman who Isaac allegedly approached and started a physical fight with. The victim — identified by police as Lashun Rodgers, 41 — was reportedly having a cookout with her boyfriend for Memorial Day at the time. Rodgers was shot twice and later died at the hospital, police said.

Isaac was arrested and later released on bond. The girl — who was 10 years old at the time of the shooting — was also arrested shortly thereafter, but the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office said in a statement that no charging decision was made. News 6 asked the state attorney’s office for an update last month in this regard — due in part to how State Attorney Andrew Bain replaced Monique Worrell in August 2023 — but we were told it was unable to comment on any cases involving a juvenile.

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[jimfields33]

1. I honestly don't think five years is enough.

If the little girl is not charged, the mother should have gotten her sentence. I know she got a plea, but it was quite a privileged deal. 5 years!!!!!

[70sEraVet]

2. There should be a prison sentence for a parent

when they leave a loaded firearm within easy reach of a minor without anybody being injured by that firearm.

[jimfields33]

3. I'm hoping that as more parents are charged,

that the courts will get stricter. I know this is the second case where parents have been sentenced to jail (that I know of). So maybe as time goes on, the sentences will become stiffer I hope.