Henry Jemmott was staying at Jasmine Hartin’s hotel with friend who killed neighbor
The Belize police superintendent who was allegedly fatally shot by Lord Ashcroft’s daughter-in-law had reportedly been living with a killer before his death. Henry Jemmott was on a break from his professional life with his friend Manuel Pacheco, who shot dead his neighbor Jose Villanueva in 2018.
Reports have said that the 42-year-old man was allegedly killed by Jasmine Hartin, who is the wife of Ashcroft’s son Andrew, while they were enjoying a boozy time in San Pedro, Belize. The 32-year-old socialite apparently by mistake fired a bullet from the cop’s Glock pistol, which struck his head. Jemmott’s body was discovered floating in the water off San Pedro island early on Friday, May 28.
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Mail on Sunday stated that Jemmott took some time away from his job, wife, and kids, and Hartin offered him a stay at the Grand Colony hotel in a luxury villa right on the beach, which is run by her husband. The slain cop along with his pal Pacheco arrived at the hotel on May 26. Pacheco is a jeweler and also the killer of his neighbor Jose Villanueva. According to reports, in 2018, he fatally shot Villanueva four times. He was in jail until his murder trial in February 2020. However, Pacheco was acquitted after the judge believed that he murdered Villanueva in self-defense.
Jemmott's friend, Francisco 'Panny' Arceo, a boat captain, told the Mail on Sunday, “Henry rang me as soon as he got to the island. We were very close. He and Manuel came for dinner at my house on Wednesday and we arranged to go fishing at 9 am the next day. I didn't know who Manuel was at first. When I found out I was upset. He is notorious. He killed a friend of mine. If I'd known who he was I would never have let him in my house or on my boat.”
Arceo also recalled the time when he last saw Jemmott before his death. He added: “He was happy he was catching a lot of fish. He put on a carefree face and he would never talk about problems at home. Real men never do that. He didn't drink on the boat. We came back at 3 pm and then he and his friend went off for a shower and drinks. They came back to my house for dinner. I knew they'd had a few drinks. That's what Henry was like. I didn't judge him. When I asked him where he was staying, he said, 'I'm at Grand Colony. I'm best friends with the Ashcrofts.' He was proud of his association with the Ashcroft family. He bragged about it. We ate the red snapper that we had caught earlier that day. He ate every last bit of it and left at 9.15 pm. Henry was bowing as he went out the door. He said, 'Thank you, my friend. I will never forget today.' I had a feeling I would never see him again.”
Also, hours before Jemmott was killed, a traffic officer stopped him because he “swerved” along an island road. “He was inebriated, very drunk. He was so drunk he was swerving all over the place. He was driving the golf cart erratically. You could smell the liquor. He was spoken to but allowed to continue,” a source said.
Not just that, a woman who knows Jemmott's common-law-wife, Romit Wilson, claimed he was “plagued by demons”. “Did he like whisky? Yes. Did he like cocaine? Yes. Did he like to party? Absolutely. He was a very complicated character who portrayed himself a certain way but the reality was very different. He had a lot of demons,” the woman said.