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Accident – Death – Obituary News : : 1. Teen convicted stabbing hit man
2. Mother accused hiring hit man
A 43-year-old woman, Josefina Cardona-Cardona, was arrested for attempting to hire a hit man to kill two witnesses who testified against her teenage son in a stabbing death case in Palm Beach County. Her son, Manuel Marcos Cardona, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison for the killing of 19-year-old Andres Perez-Alvarado at a child’s birthday party. The woman was caught in a police sting operation where she agreed to pay $8,000 for the murders. She is now facing two counts of solicitation to commit murder and could face deportation as she was born in Guatemala.
1. Parent of juvenile offender seeks hit man
2. Mother of convicted teen tries to hire assassin
A woman from Palm Beach County was recently arrested for attempting to hire a hitman to kill two witnesses who testified against her teenage son. The son, Manuel Marcos Cardona, was convicted in the stabbing death of a man during a 5-year-old’s birthday party. Josefina Cardona-Cardona, 43, believed that the witnesses were responsible for her son’s imprisonment and sought to take matters into her own hands. Little did she know, the man she thought was a hitman turned out to be an undercover agent.
The incident took place in Lake Worth, where Manuel, then 14 years old, stabbed 19-year-old Andres Perez-Alvarado during a brawl at the birthday party. Perez-Alvarado tragically passed away the following day at the hospital. Manuel pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 15 years in prison earlier this year.
The plot to eliminate the witnesses was uncovered when an informant tipped off Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office detectives in April. The informant revealed that a woman known as “Maria” was looking to hire someone to carry out the killings. After obtaining Cardona-Cardona’s photo and phone number, which belonged to the suspect, detectives set up a meeting with her and the undercover agent near a high school in Lake Worth Beach.
During their meeting, Cardona-Cardona identified the witnesses as “Catalina” and “Alonso” and showed photos of them to the undercover agent. She was captured on video agreeing to pay $8,000 for the murders and even offered a gold chain as collateral. Subsequent meetings revealed that she was planning to obtain the funds from her family in Guatemala.
Cardona-Cardona was arrested just two blocks from her home in Lake Worth Beach and is facing two counts of solicitation to commit murder. Her bail was set at $550,000, and she has been ordered to stay away from the witnesses.
The deadly stabbing incident at the birthday party occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on June 18, 2022, at an undisclosed location in Palm Beach County. Witnesses reported that the altercation began when Gonzalo Cardona struck a woman with a bottle over a romantic relationship, leading to a physical altercation that ultimately resulted in Perez-Alvarado’s death.
Manuel and his mother, Josefina Cardona-Cardona, may face deportation as they were both born in Guatemala. Manuel is currently serving his sentence at the Suwannee Correctional Institution Annex in Florida.
The shocking turn of events serves as a reminder of the tragic consequences of violence and the lengths some individuals may go to seek revenge. The authorities acted swiftly to prevent a potential tragedy, ensuring that justice is served for all parties involved.
