Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

State of Florida v. Lemar Beasley

Press Release | December 1, 2025

DOB: 08/31/1971

Case Number: 2025 1158 CF

 

Beasley Indicted on First-Degree Murder in Brutal Putnam County Stabbing

PALATKA – The Putnam County Grand Jury heard the case of Lemar Beasley today. The defendant is accused of stabbing a woman more than 40 times outside of a Fruitland store on November 14, 2025. The victim died from her injuries at the hospital.

The indictment was handed down this morning. Beasley was charged with First-Degree Murder.

The case was investigated by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant State Attorney Mark Johnson is the prosecutor assigned to the case.

For more information contact:

Haley Harrison | Public Information Officer | Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit | SAOPIO@SAO7.org

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