Jasmine Hartin's Shot in the Dark | Full Episode | Forensic Files

[Music] people perceive me as being a billionaires and this entitled spoiled rich
girl and this wild crazy party girl that's hanging from Rafters that's not it at all
I'm a business woman I'm a mother I'm a friend I'm a wife there are a few that think that I'm
a murderer surely the crime of the young decade a respected senior officer dead he was hoping to be promoted a senior
superintendent but the Lord Our God wanted to promote him to become an angel my brother he was playful
he he was a very happy person Henry jamot from everything we know was a very jovial guy he loved his family he loved
Sports he loved music he go all the way for his friend Henry was my friend that was an accident a terrible
accident I it will haunt me for the rest of my life the shooting took place where
at that dark these two people wind up on a lonely peer in the dark together why are
they there I I remember saying you really need your gun just we're going right here to the
pier and he's like I always have my gun and so he brought it with him the moon was beautiful so we just wanted to come
sit by the pier put our feet in the water was there anyone else on that Pier besides the two of you no did you have a
finger around the trick not that I thought I just remember trying to see next thing I know the gun
went off he fell on top of me and all I could feel was warmth and I later then realized he was bleeding on me she feels
this warmth you know when we talk about warmth we think about warm cookies or a blanket we don't think about the warmth
of death didn't know if he was dead there's not a night that goes by don't dream about that incident
and relive it people are wondering was this an accident was this murder Jasmine Harden was arraigned in
the San Pedro magistrates court on a single charge of manslaughter by negligence my brother was shot behind
the air execution style she should be charge for murder murder murder I'm not a murderer that's
ridiculous misson do you have anything to say my freedom is at stake my relationship with my children is at
stake why won't you let me see the kids Andrew she gave so many stories so who knows when she's telling
the truth [Music] the [Music] [Music] I think a lot of people misjudge me her name is Jasmine Harton seen by
many as one of the most wealthy and controversial people they don't see my wholesome side in one of the most
alluring places on Earth when I decided to come to bise I thought that I was moving from the cold
North into to a paradise Biz is a tiny Central American Tourist Mecca that's also a Haven for the super rich where
jet Setters and Beach comers rub elbows every day and it's where Jasmine 32 was Raising twins with her partner Andrew
Ashcraft a real estate developer and Son of a British billionaire a woman with one of the most prominent names on the
island is at the police station I've never had a story like this before Sharice how Saul is a news reporter and
anchor at Channel 7 in b and a CBS News consultant she has been covering the case since it broke on May 28th 2021
reports tonight are that Harton was flattered in the officer's blood authorities detain Jasmine Harton after
finding her dazed and drenched in blood on a deserted pier near her exclusive beachfront Resort home it's a mystery
for which the Intrigue is escalating in the water was police super intendant Henry jamat with a fatal gunshot wound
behind his right ear a man beloved by his five children and says his sister Cherry by the
country he'd spent his life serving he had done a great job for the country of B we will purchase Shoes for some of the
needy kids within the villages alone with a respected police officer dead and a wealthy powerful woman in a
concrete jail cell there were rampant rumors about Jasmine Haron and Henry jamat were drugs or infidelity
involved the speculation was fueled by reports that Jasmine's account of that night had changed according to channel 7
the first account she told was the Fatal shot may have come from a passing boat why would she have ever told such a
wild story about a boat after a jailhouse visit with a lawyer Harton admitted she fired the Fatal shot
accidentally Harton was charged with manslaughter by negligence and eventually released on
bail the things that are at stake right now is my relationship with my children my freedom my business my money my my
character my reputation and my my life is that [Music] take tonight you will hear Jasmine
Harton tell her side of the story it's a story that begins in her childhood she insists she was never a spoiled rich kid
I think because I grew up the way I did all of that has prepared me for what I've just endured she says she grew up
poor in Canada as one of nine siblings in a small farming Community do you remember being hungry as a child of
course yeah many times Jasmine's mother Candice cleone says food was in such short supply she'd trick a local
doughnut shop to give her stale pastries to feed her kids I went in and told them
I was a pig farmer I needed the doughnuts for my pigs the kids thought it was awesome she went to high school in A
Hard Scrabble neighborhood of Kingston Ontario and set her sights on a career in dentistry hoping to help the
needy I started to do dental missions and B I saw an opportunity to come down and do a mission here for
Dentistry she arrived in Biz in 2014 she set up shop on an exclusive island called ambergris key and made a splash
on the social scene acquiring a reputation as a party girl and in 2015 she met met someone who
would change her life by then she was working as a realtor and he was a potential client there was something
intriguing about his level of confidence it was Andrew Ashcroft I thought he was very clever
very funny very witty Andrew is a son of Lord Michael Ashcroft a well-known conservative political figure in his
native Great Britain who' built a billion dooll business Empire with extensive holding and B they reportedly
have included ownership stakes in the phone company two of the biggest banks a TV station even the main
Port once you learned that Andrew Ashcraft is the son of a billionaire how did that impact you in your relationship
so I was curious about it were you in any way attracted to his wallet no but the potential I wanted to build
something together I wanted us to be partners they got engaged in 2016 and the next year had twins Charlie and Ella
it was just months earlier at a brunch that Jasmine had met the other man who' become a central figure in her future a
high ranking police official on the island Henry jamat Henry is a lot of fun and we would get together often um with
groups Jasmine says he was on the island for about another year before being transferred and they got to know each
other well he loved his food loved my cooking often came to the house for dinner she says Andrew Ashcraft already
knew Henry so jamaat's name was on the invite list in May 2021 when the couple cut the ribbon on their professional
dream thank you a Marriott branded Resort worth millions it was just weeks before the shooting for Jasmine and I it
marks the Fulfillment of a dream dream to create the eliar resort Jasmine Harton seemed to have it all opulent
lifestyle lovely family and links to a powerful Dynasty her life may have looked perfect but she says by then
behind the curtains of the five bedroom beachfront condo she shared with Andrew and the children there was trouble
Andrew and I have had a very Rocky Road they tried to make it work says Jasmine though they never officially married for
the development we weren't even sleeping in the same rooms and she says they were
essentially leading separate lives so on a dark night in May 2021 when Jasmine Harton suddenly found herself in trouble
at a party she called for her friend Henry jamat I said please come pick me up this is bad
[Music] [Music] set the scene for this is a very special place for you yeah it used to be a very
special place but now brings back a lot of very sad sad memories this is Grand Colony so that building in the back is
where I lived at the glittering Center of Jasmine Harton's world was a fantasy the luxurious beachfront hotels
of the Ashcraft Empire in San Pedro on ambergis key believes San Pedro is where all that money comes in rolls in and
rolls out here accommodations can go for upwards of $1,000 a night it is just a few footsteps across the sand but a
world away from everyday life in this Central American Nation where the average salary is around $800 a month
there's an element of race in that expats do not tend to socialize within the black community I'm standing in but
reporter Sharice housea says Jasmine Haron and Henry jamaat's life Journeys cut a path that straddled Both Worlds
Henry jamat is friends with a wide range of bisan society as at ease with the ashcs and
their enormous wealth as he was with the workingclass people he grew up with you
called him King yes he's the king yes he's the king my parents name him King because
he's one and only boy in the family a king who followed in the footsteps of his sister ch
yes we are both police officers and was your brother a good cop a very good cop very
strict we're trying to bridge the gap between the community and the police Henry jamat is an upstanding officer and
I believe that by a senior police official and a family man dedicated father to four girls and a
boy son brother friend to many like Jean Lopez he was a big fellow but he was friendly
but Stern tell me about the Henry that you knew he would assist anybody if they need assistance he's a very good man
loved by many he have extended his love beyond the family limits did you become good friends well
yes the more I got to know him we had a lot in common there has been a lot of talk around bise
that you and Henry jamont were more than friends that you may have been lovers that's not true that's not true at all
you guys never had a sexual relationship no still the nature of their relationship would become the heart of
this story and the question is what was such a prominent man prominent yes but working class middle class doing on a
pair with someone who's from the 0.01% of wealthy experts it just seemed like a mashup and a friendship that
almost shouldn't exist whatever their relationship it was Jasmine's Reliance on the Man known as
king that set in motion the final days of Henry jamaat's life it was May 22nd 2021 Jasmine says she was at a party
some 70 M from home a man followed me into the room and was quite aggressive with me verbally physically physically
um in a sexual manner so in that moment I fought him off me I called jamut right
away the man Jasmine calls her protector didn't hesitate he drove an hour to come
pick me up and he kept saying we need to really work on getting your firearms license she says Henry jamont wanted her
to have a gun for protection and you agreed to that yes and when he had that conversation did he show you his Glock
pistol yes he wanted me to handle it to get a feel for it this is what a Glock 17 looks like when you got home did you
share what happened to you with Andrew no we weren't really sharing a lot with each other at all and Henry jamat posted
on Facebook that he was now single he posted something about being single like after 14
years and so some 3 days later it was Jasmine's turn to help her friend the next thing I know I get a text message
from Henry saying hey can you hook me up at Grand Colony I need to come out there
for a couple days and just blow off some steam he checked in on Wednesday May 26th correct the next day Henry went
fishing with his best friend Francisco Penny Aro he was happy as happy I said so what's up tonight he said will I have
a date I said who he said that one I'm taking it to my grave but he was smiling when he tell me that were you that date
that's hard to say if he called me a date he may have just been pulling their leg or exaggerating truth I'm not sure
but I'm I'm definitely not a date she says Andrew was supposed to join them but as a full moon settled over the
tropical Caribbean night Jasmine met Henry alone I had a police report that superintendent jamot had been killed on
a pier in San Pedro just offshore from this pier floating in the dark Caribbean Sea Henry
jamat shot dead next thing I know the police are there she had called the police herself they took her into
custody where Jasmine reportedly spun her first version of how Henry jamat Died her story is that a passing boat
shot jamat and that story is from Jasmine herself from Jasmine herself I don't remember saying that like it was such a
blur um you know and I think I was in shock were you intentionally trying to mislead police at that moment to protect
yourself no not at all later on the day of the shooting Henry jamaat's body was brought across
the shimmering Waters and home by his best friend panny in the same boat they'd been fishing in just a day
before I said can't be cannot be I'm Still Still H still bother still very Hur you were crying yeah of course she
is the King was dead the woman with connections to a wealthy powerful family sat in a Cell at the police station and
then reportedly that story she told about the bullet fired from the boat began to change it's past midnight now
at the end of the pier what [Music] happens there are only two people who know what happened on that Pier on
ambergris key one is forever silenced allegedly shot with his own gun a Glock 17 like this one 42-year-old
superintendent of police Henry jamut is dead more than two days after being taken into police custody the other
person in this Twisted drama Jasmine Harton made a startling admission you have admitted shooting and killing Henry
jamat yes so but let me just finish my question was it an accident or was it murder it was absolutely not murder
Henry was my friend that day changed everyone's lives documents from the cops courts and
forensic experts in Jasmine Harton's case have not been made public so much of her account of that night cannot be
independently corroborated she told her story in detail for the first time on TV
to 48 Hours how did you and Henry jamat end up on that Pier well we were sitting
on the balcony of unit one which is ocean front she says they were drinking cinnamon whiskey yeah he took
his like a shot you know I was sipping on mine then we went it was a full moon the
stars were gorgeous so we decided let's go down and sit on the pier we were sitting on the edge our legs kind of
dangling just talking as he done after rescuing her from that party Jasmine says Henry jamat
again pulled out his 9mm Glock 17 and handed it to her I am not an expert with 9 mm by any means so Jasmine says Henry
began teaching her how to eject and reload the magazine clip and bullets he said let's see if you can do you know
unload the clip reload it so helped me get the clip out I was unloading it then he took the bullets and put them beside
him I was under the impression that the gun was completely empty at the time it doesn't make sense to people why are
you doing this in the darkness it just kind of happened in that moment Jasmine claims Henry was a little
inebriated but says she wasn't I had had a few drinks yeah I wasn't drunk it's past midnight now we're approaching
12:45 a.m. mhm what happens what unfolds we're sitting on the end of the pier together he makes the comment about how
his shoulder's really stiff and he's like just rubb my shoulder so I kind of scooched back behind him Jasmine says
she agreed to give Henry chamat a shoulder massage and then let's head inside he said so I said okay so he has
the bullets to his left he asked me to hand him the clip from the gun and that's when I picked it up I'm still
kind of behind him a little bit like he's sitting like this I'm kind of sitting like this who's holding the
gun at that point me so I reached for the gun to take the magazine or the clip out cuz he was going to reload it he had
the bullets there and all of a sudden it went off and yeah he it's it's hard to talk about it
still take me through that moment by moment so I lean over I pick up the gun and I'm trying to click out the magazine
and it's not working so I'm holding it like this and I'm trying to use the moonlight or whatever to see if I'm
clicking the right button Jasmine says the barrel of the gun was pointed to the left where Henry
was sitting next thing I know the gun went off and did you have a finger around the
trigger not that I thought somehow you must have pulled the trigger I I I don't know I I I mean it was an accident or
the gun misfired but consciously did I pull the trigger no she says Henry jamat never made a sound
so the shot went off and he fell on top of me and all I could feel was warmth and I
later then realized he was bleeding on me Jasmine says after the shot she struggled to get out from under Henry I
was shaking him I didn't know what to do I as I'm trying to wiggle my way free to
render Aid his body was slipping into the water from the dog I didn't know what to do I
didn't know if he was dead she says it took time to make sense of what had happened it was a horrible
accident taking Jasmine into custody authorities discovered she was carrying a small amount of cocaine they didn't
charge her with possession that night because it hadn't been tested yet had you used cocaine
that evening no do you use cocaine do you have a drug problem I definitely do not have a drug problem at all and I
will say that the substance that they found was not mine whose was it then I don't think I can say that she
said it wasn't hers it's in her purse Cherry jamat the police officer who inspired her younger brother King to get
his badge isn't buying any of it do you believe that your brother on a darken night at the end of a pier at 12:45 in
the morning was actually showing her how to use his Glock 9mm pistol my brother would never do a thing like that when it
comes to firearm he is so skillful and he is so careful you don't believe in any possible way this could have been an
accident I cannot believe that cherry is hopeful that when the ballistics report is revealed
it will lead prosecutors to upgrade the charge Jasmine Harden should be charged for murder I'm not
manslaughter either way Jasmine Haron was about to run into a world of trouble a lot closer to home this is absolutely
war war with the billionaire family she once called her own tonight we continue with The Saga of Jasmine Haron versus
Andre Ash Coss Andrew is inside hiding my kids inside why won't you let me see the kids
Andrew why won't you let me see the [Music] [Music] children from the swaying Palms to the silent roads journalist
Sharice Hol and I went looking for Henry jamaat's Hometown routes Peter this is the hummingbird
Highway in Biz and it's the road to the culture Capital which is dangriga that's
where Henry jamot grew up and where his family still lives we followed the dusty
colorful streets of Dan griga let's stop at that Greenhouse there I'm looking for
where Henry jot used to live and we're led to Henry chamach nephew eel this is it he is clear on how his uncle died
murder and the whole family feels that way everybody feels that way but authorities charge Jasmine Harton with
manslaughter not murder and publicly investigators have never suggested any motive for her to have intentionally
killed Henry I had no motive to do that to my friend but Henry's family believes
the truth is revealed in how and where he was shot my brother was shot behind the air execution
style that shot echoed through a town famous for its music and drums the beat Henry jamat loved the Heritage he was
passing on to his children we're getting close to the church where Henry Jamal funeral was
held as he had in life the 42-year-old public servant United the people of Biz wherever he
goes wherever he did he shared that love with all of us but how to comfort sisters who lost the brother they
lovingly called King and how to answer six-year-old Henry III's question how comes my dad haven't called
me while Henry jamat was mourned by a nation Jas man Haron was getting a different kind of
attention and according to a prison official the 32-year-old who will be dealt with like any other untried
prisoner will become the only Caucasian among 1,041 inmates still the people of bise couldn't help but wonder if
Jasmine's race stature and wealth might benefit her then she was locked up for 13
days myself was infested with cockroaches misson do you have anything to say when she finally
made bail roughly $5,000 it was paid for by an employee of the ashcs but Jasmine was already
getting the feeling that her partner Andrew wanted her out of sight the day that I got out I was expecting to be
reunited with my children at home but instead I was sent to a house in the middle of nowhere by myself without my
children without a phone Andrew arranged for the house and for the twins to visit
but Jasmin claims he only allowed them to see her one time Andrew claims Jasmine left the house before he could
arrange another visit and being apart from your children what has that been like for you that's one that will get me
to cry um 2 weeks after making bail Jasmine tried to visit the twins herself my son and my daughter at the Grand
colony where she had lived with Andrew Ashcraft it was then that chaos broke out so this is me recording this is part
of the video Jasmine shot Andrew's running so I can't see my children security is literally stopping me from
seeing my children right now in a statement Andrew later wrote that Jasmine was shouting and cursing
and behaving aggressively toward the hotel staff you've been instructed by Andrew to stop me from seeing my
children that's correct he's inside hiding why won't you let me see the children she is startled 2 days later
when she's arrested again this time for assaulting a hotel staff member that day
all I did was try to collect my personal belongings and see my children and authorities at a charge for cocaine
possession from the night of the Henry jamat shooting this is absolutely ridiculous her bail is then revoked and
she's locked up again but not for long tonight after four more nights Behind Bars Jasmine was out again her bail
restrictions mandated she check in with police every day a 4-Hour round trip drive across Biz from where she is
staying and so when you go in what do you say um they ask me a series of questions where I'm staying uh my date
of birth but this st's check-in just 2 weeks after the confrontation at the hotel why are you keeping my children
from me Andrew would prove anything but routine authorities hand her an order to
appear at a custody hearing reciting Andrew's allegations for a reason that the mother of the children hardly spends
any time with the children first of all I was in jail Andrew Ashcraft seeks full custody of
his children because Jasmine is charged with causing the death of a police officer by negligence as well as the
assault of that hotel employee and claims she is addicted to nonprescription and illegal drugs and a
habitual drunkard it's a vividly different description of the woman Andrew once welcomed into his rarified
world in my opinion this is absolutely War this is absolutely gloves are off the war would be about the custody of
the children a powerful family and a building International Scandal money power image and reputation
mean absolutely everything to that family next up in the war of the ashcs money according to Jasmine she's been
cut off financially you didn't have a bank account a trust fund nothing that you
could draw upon not at all Mr Ash is she an mother Andrew Ashcraft declined to speak with 48 hours and his attorney
says with legal proceedings under way it would be quite ill advised to Grant an interview the wheels had come off
Jasmine Harton's Life in Paradise and she was running scared I've been through what I would
consider hell on Earth but the jamat family says there the ones going through hell as they continue to mourn the kind
conscientious man they believe Jasmine murdered she gave so many stories so who knows when she's telling the
truth Central to Jasmine's story is that she knew very little about handguns and
that Henry wanted to teach her but recently images have appeared of jasmine in B with a
shotgun what does that video tell you that video tell me that Jasmine is well-versed have wide knowledge of
bigger Firearms this is you with a semi-automatic rifle yes it has a magazine a clip so I'm guessing you know
how to take out a magazine and reinsert it into a weapon that picture was from 2012 when I was at a Las Vegas shooting
range they don't let you load your Firearms what the video doesn't show is that it really was probably my 10th
attempt at the watermelon I'm not very good with Firearms Jasmine says she knew next to
nothing about handguns I do not know how to handle a 9mm properly at all as we can tell it would come down to this was
the gun used to kill Henry jamont fired by accident we asked an expert is it easy to
accidentally fire this weapon there's a lot writing on Jasmine Parton's account of Henry jamaat's
shooting so we wanted an expert opinion about whether her story lines up what are you holding in your hand
this is a Glock 17 9mm pistol it's the same type of weapon that was used in the shooting incident that occurred in bise
David Katz is a former DEA agent and a veteran Firearms instructor who taught at the FBI DEA AC Academy in
Quantico if used properly how safe is a Glock 17 these are an extremely safe cat
says Glock handguns are designed to withstand almost any amount of jostling without accidentally firing I could bang
it I could drop it it's not going to go off but cat says there's one notable exception
a potential key to understanding what happened on that Pier we showed him portions of my
interview with Jasmine I'm trying to get the magazine out as you can see from Jasmine's gestures she says she was
fumbling around to release the gun's magazine if her finger was on the trigger and the trigger moved to the
rear with 5 lbs of pressure the gun's going to go bang pulling the trigger on Glock
pistols can be easier than on some other handguns says Catz this is a and accidental trigger PS could happen
to anyone even to Veterans like this DEA agent who accidentally shot himself let me get a sense of how much
force it'll take to to fire this weapon that feels pretty light to me yeah it's 5.5 lbs consciously did I pull the
trigger no even though Jasmine says she doesn't remember she had to have pulled the trigger there's no doubt about it
she pulled the trigger cat says trigger accidents can result from something called sympathetic
contraction in which Contracting one hand muscle triggers others too let's assume you put your finger on the
trigger in this position you squeeze the bottom fingers your trigger finger is going to similarly squeeze as well
another possible Factor alcohol Jasmine says bulli and Henry chamat had been drinking that
night there is no better way to get yourself hurt and by messing with Firearms when you are impaired I was
under the impression that the gun was completely empty at the time one or both of them could have unloaded the magazine
says Catz forgetting there was a bullet ready to fire in the chamber based on what you've heard her
say and what you know about the Glock 17 could this have been an accidental shooting yeah it could have been it's a
troubling story from so many aspects starting with why you know why she's practicing in the dark but then when she
talks about where her hand was when the round went off could it have been an accidental discharge absolutely yes we
don't know what forensics ballistics or other tests authorities have conducted prosecutors aren't safe
I have no idea what evidence they have against me because they haven't released any of it
[Music] yet but Jasmine says Henry's sister Cherry confronted her when the two women
met by chance in July of 2021 I said Jasmine why did you kill my brother her response
was I'm sorry it was an accident I told her Jasmine you don't know what you have done to my
family do you believe you deserve any sort of legal punishment for what happened on that Pier I believe that
it's an it's it was an accident and I do accept any punishment that comes my way
under basian law she could get as much as 5 years for negligent manslaughter but also as little as a fine without any
more jail time time it would be an injustice to the family ever since his funeral Henry
jamat has watched over his family from a portrait on the wall the children would
sit in the sofa and they play with him up there Jasmine lost custody of her children in
2022 and is not allowed to visit them anymore [Music] and giving the enduring mystery of
exactly what happened that night Jasmine Harton May forever live under a cloud of
Suspicion It's haunting me I think about how his poor kids must feel being without their dad and I wish
I could take it back [Music] 48 Hours don't miss an episode [Music] n [Music]

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Brief Summary

Jasmine Harton recounts the tragic shooting of Henry Jamaat, claiming it was an accident amid ongoing legal and personal turmoil.

Key points

The Accusation. Jasmine faces accusations of murder after the shooting of Henry Jamat.
The Investigation Unfolds. Authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding Henry Jamat's death.
A Life in Limbo. Jasmine struggles with the consequences of that fateful night and her relationship with her children.
A Shocking Admission. Jasmine admits to accidentally firing the fatal shot that killed her friend.
The Fatal Night. Jasmine Harton recounts the tragic night when her friend was shot dead.
The Tragic Death of Henry Jamot. Henry Jamot's family believes Jasmine Harton murdered him, but she claims it was an accident.

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Episode quotes

There’s not a night that goes by I don’t dream about that incident.

Jasmine reflects on the haunting memories of the shooting.

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