CHARDON — The woman who drove with Chad South to Burton Township in 2006 to murder Daniel C. Ott will spend the next 18 years in prison for her role in the botched murder-for-hire plot.
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Mindie Mock Stanifer listens during her sentencing hearing Tuesday in Geauga County Common Pleas Court in Chardon. She was sentenced to 18 years in prison for her role in the botched murderfor- hire scheme that left Daniel E. Ott dead and was allegedly coordinated by local brothers Joe Rosebrook and Carl Jeffrey Rosebrook. (PHOTO | GEAUGA COUNTY MAPLE LEAF) |
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Jacobs admits obstruction charge Alva Jacobs, 35, the alleged third person in the car with Chad South when he traveled to Burton Township to murder Daniel C. Ott, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to one count of misdemeanor obstruction of justice. “I’m very sorry to the Ott family for this incident. I regret the day that I ever met Chad South,” Jacobs told Geauga County Common Pleas Court Judge David Fuhry. “I feel that nobody should have the painful task of burying a child.” Pursuant to the plea deal, a joint recommendation was made to sentence Jacobs to 30 days in jail, with 10 days of credit for time already served. Fuhry adopted the joint sentencing recommendation, which the family of Daniel E. Ott approved. Complete story, including video of Jacobs’ statement to the court, will be posted online at www.geaugamapleleaf.com later today. |
Mindie Mock Stanifer, who prosecutors said helped aid in the murder for drugs and money, was sentenced Tuesday afternoon after pleading guilty in May to one count of involuntary manslaughter and kidnapping, and two counts of obstruction of justice.
As part of her plea deal, one count of conspiracy, two counts of aggravated murder, two additional counts of obstruction of justice and another kidnapping charge were dismissed.
South was sentenced June 22 to 28 years to life in prison for pulling the trigger in Ott’s murder.
Prosecutors allege 60-year-old Joseph Rosebrook, of Florida, hired South to kill Daniel C. Ott, a convicted car thief and reputed Rosebrook associate, in retaliation for his role in convicting Rosebrook of attempted murder for hire in 2005.
While serving a 10-year sentence at the London Correctional Institution, prosecutors say Rosebrook put out the hit on Daniel C. Ott.
South was an inmate at the same state prison until March 2006 and had also spent time with Rosebrook in the Logan County jail.
But instead of killing Daniel C. Ott — who has never lived in Geauga County and would have been around 70 years old in 2006 — South invaded the Geauga County home of 31-year-old Daniel E. Ott and shot him.
Rosebrook is awaiting trial on July 18 while the trial of his brother, Jeffrey Carl Rosebrook, the alleged moneyman, is set for Aug. 15.
Geauga County Common Pleas Court Judge David Fuhry noted the underlying felony in the case against Stanifer was kidnapping, a major offense related to the murder.
“While you, Ms. Stanifer, were not the trigger person … you did participate in what appeared to be not a spur-of-the-moment commission of involuntary manslaughter that was conceived moments ahead of time,” Fuhry said. “This was a studied effort; this appears to have been a deliberative-style method that involved more than just one person, but involved another person or persons, one of whom is the likes of Chad South.”
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