Jesse Stone — often known as “Randy John” — was arrested again in June for sexual assault by somebody beneath 18 towards a sufferer over the age of 12 and housebreaking of a dwelling with battery. Whereas he initially entered a not responsible plea, he later modified that plea to responsible in November, per Regulation&Crime. Charged as an grownup, Stone’s sentencing is ready for February 7.

The Fifth Judicial Circuit State Lawyer’s Workplace has now launched video of authorities responding to the sufferer’s dwelling on June 9, 2024, in addition to footage of his interview with investigators.

In line with the Marion County Sheriff’s Workplace, the incident went down June 9, 2024, with the sufferer telling authorities she was “woke up to search out an individual sneaking by means of her dwelling.”

“In a merciless act of violence, she was overwhelmed and sexually battered by the suspect,” added the Sheriff, who recognized the suspect as Stone. Per courtroom information by way of Click on Orlando, the sufferer stated the suspect “pounced” on her and punched her within the face. After Stone instructed authorities he had been on the sufferer’s home prior to now, he offered DNA — which matched a pattern on the sufferer’s underwear.

He was taken into custody after the DNA match and, in video from his interview with authorities, was requested whether or not he had ever been within the sufferer’s bed room or helped her with laundry. He acknowledged he had not.

“Effectively, Randy John, I believe I would not ask that query except I had a purpose to. I am gonna be sincere with you,” one investigator tells him. “Your DNA was in your underwear,” she continues, as he reacts in disbelief.

“I would like you to actually use this time right here to be sincere with me about what occurred,” investigators urge, including that his personal guardian — his grandmother, who was within the interview with him — instructed them he was out of the home when the sufferer’s name got here in.

“It is not possible for my DNA to be on her underwear,” Stone insists, earlier than investigators then present him photographs of the sufferer, who had been badly overwhelmed. “Oh my god, holy cow,” Stone’s grandmother reacts.

“We all know what occurred. What I would like, in your individual phrases, every little thing that went on that night time. I do know what occurred and it is solely going that can assist you so that you can be sincere with me about what occurred,” investigators proceed, as Stone continues to simply scratch his head in silence.

After telling them he is “overly confused” as a result of he “wasn’t even close to her home,” investigators go away the room — as his grandmother begins to beg him to come back clear.

“She deserves the reality to be instructed and it. Personally, I can not imagine. This can be a horrible factor … that is a horrible factor,” she says, as he tells her he would not “have the flexibility to do this.”

“It is exhausting for me to imagine too. It is actually exhausting for me to imagine too that you’d do a factor like this. However what number of instances have you ever been caught in lies?” she then pushes again. “This lady deserves to have the reality, she deserves it and that.”

She then pulls up the photographs of the sufferer, telling her grandson to “have a look at her! Take a look at her face!”

“I’ve by no means seen you damage anyone. What the hell are you doing outdoors at the moment of night time, Randy John? It would not make any sense,” she continues, as he insists he is an “outdoorsy particular person.”

“You are not an outdoorsy particular person! You are a sit in entrance of the TV sort of man!” she shoots again. “I hope and pray you didn’t do that to this lady. I hope and pray you didn’t do that as a result of that is horrific. This can be a human being and she or he deserves justice, she does.”

“If this had been to occur to your sister, what would you do? If something about this, Randy John, for her at the least, for those who care about her, inform the reality,” she pleads. “Inform the reality. Randy John, you’ve got lied about stuff earlier than.”

The grandmother then leaves the room, earlier than investigators return and start to ask him about whether or not he checked out pornography. Additionally they recommend that he did not anticipate the sufferer to be awake when he broke into the house and he “freaked out” and attacked her. “It undoubtedly appears like this was an, ‘Oh, s–t!’ [moment],” one investigator says.

“We’re attempting to determine if Randy John is the sort of man that breaks into folks’s home  with axes and chops them up into items and leaves them and murders them or did Randy John simply make a mistake?” asks one other.

Whereas the confession itself is redacted, authorities say he did admit to watching pornography on the sufferer’s iPad earlier than assaulting her.

On Thursday’s episode of her and Hank Winchester’s The Morning After podcast, Stafford — who’s the spouse of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford — got here to Underwood’s protection after she obtained criticism for accepting the chance to carry out “America the Lovely” at Trump’s second inauguration, which occurred on Monday.

Earlier than she started, the American Idol alum skilled some technical difficulties and in the end sang the music acapella.

Whereas discussing the inauguration on The Morning After, Stafford’s cohost referred to as out the backlash Underwood obtained, saying that folks ought to “put [their] politics apart” and “honor and respect the workplace” — earlier than including that he believes an individual ought to settle for an invite to the White Home no matter who’s president.

Stafford agreed with Winchester’s feedback, saying, “I like that I did not know her stance on politics. I really feel like that is type of superb.”

“I am with you,” she continued. “We’ve to only respect the ability at hand. After they’re in there, you’ll be able to’t change it. You simply gotta pray that they make the best selections for this nation.”

“You gotta assist any means you’ll be able to, even in the event you don’t love them. You simply gotta do it till the subsequent time period, after which we’ll bitch once more,” Stafford added, “Individuals are in place. It’s what it’s.”

The mother of 4 went on to confess that she would not “care sufficient” about politics to get into it with different folks she could not agree with.

“I’ve a sister who’s — I like her greater than life,” Stafford mentioned. “I’d do something for her, she is considered one of my favourite folks. She’s my favourite woman I do know. She’s very passionate in regards to the President that’s the President proper now. She’ll ship me issues and I do not actually click on on them as a result of that modifications my algorithm.”

Per week earlier than Trump’s inauguration, it was introduced Underwood would carry out “America the Lovely” whereas being joined by the Armed Forces Choir and america Naval Academy Glee Membership.

“I like our nation and am honored to have been requested to sing on the Inauguration and to be a small a part of this historic occasion,” the singer mentioned in an announcement. “I’m humbled to reply the decision at a time after we should all come collectively within the spirit of unity and seeking to the long run.”

That unity was nowhere to be seen throughout social media after it was introduced that Underwood can be collaborating within the ceremonial kickoff of Trump’s second time period. (The previous president famously didn’t attend President Joe Biden’s 2020 inauguration after refusing to just accept the outcomes of that election.)

Many followers jumped into the feedback part of considered one of Underwood’s newest Instagram posts, which was utterly unrelated to the inauguration, to precise their discontent, together with dozens saying they’d be unfollowing the celebrity, suggesting that this transfer by her might impression her profession. (Take a look at social media reacted, right here.)

Whereas Stafford mentioned on her podcast that she “love[s]” that she was unaware of Underwood’s political affiliation, the nation singer has notably waded into politics and brought the extra conservative aspect up to now, together with her obvious anti-mask and anti-vaccination stances in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.