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Since we have been asked a number of questions about the Tammy Sytch legal situation after she was remanded back to jail in Florida, here is where things are going forward. This is all broken down by State in alphabetical order based on emails we have received over the last several days.
FLORIDA
Sytch is facing nine charges stemming from the death of 75-year old Grandfather Julian Lasseter this past March during a traffic incident in Ormond Beach, Florida, including with one count of DUI causing death (DUI Manslaughter, a felony in the third degree), one count of causing death while operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked driver’s license (a felony in the third degree), four counts of DUI causing injury to a person, and three counts of DUI causing damage to property.
As noted, Sytch was remanded to jail today and ordered held through the duration of her trial, which has not been scheduled yet. She has an arraignment, where she will be given the chance to plead guilty or not guilty on the afternoon of 5/31.
Sytch had been assigned a public defender but based on court records, hired an attorney of her own this week. It is possible they will try to appeal the judge’s ruling today but it’s not likely to happen.
On the civil side of this case, Sytch and her boyfriend James Pente were officially served on 4/28 after being sued on 4/12 before the Circuit Court of the Sevenths Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida by the estate of Lasseter. Records related to the lawsuit note that the suit is now seeking in excess of $100,000. Sytch and Pente do not, as of this writing, have legal representation filed with the court and there are no current hearings yet set.
NEW JERSEY
With Sytch now remanded to a Florida jail for the foreseeable future, there is no way she will make her 5/26 hearing at the Keansburg Municipal Court in New Jersey. For that case, Sytch is facing eleven different charges, including Operating under the influence of liquor or drug, Driving after Driver’s License/Registration suspended/revoked, Careless Driving - likely to endanger person or property, Reckless Driving, Failure to wear seat equipment - responsibility of driver, Driving without a license, Failure to possess a driver's license, Failure to possess driving registration, Failure to possess an insurance card, Failure to install interlock or drive a car without an interlock, and Operating a motor vehicle during a license suspension - second violation. She was arrested on 2/24 and the belief is that New Jersey will wait for the Florida proceedings to unfold before moving forward, but that’s not 100% locked in stone.
Beyond those charges, Sytch is also facing charges of allegedly threatening to kill an "intimate partner" while raising a pair of scissors "in the air towards the victim" during a domestic dispute that led to an arrest on 1/13, also in New Jersey, fo. The police report for Sytch's January arrest stated that she did this in clear view of a police officer who witnessed the incident. The arrest report also stated that Sytch "appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol" during the altercation. Her "intimate partner" was not injured. In that incident, Sytch was charged with two charges of illegally possessing a weapon (the scissors) and one charge of terroristic threats, listed as "occurring during a state of emergency." She was released from Monmouth County Correctional on 1/14 after a hearing where she was ordered to have weekly check-ins with the court and that she not possess any weapons. The 5/26 hearing would have also covered these charges.
Court records also show Sytch owes money to the following New Jersey jurisdictions:
Aberdeen Township Municipal Court - $1,278.00 after agreeing to make monthly payments starting April 2018. Court records denote no payments have ever been made. This stems from a March 2018 arrest for Reckless Driving and driving after driver's license or registration is suspended or revoked.
Long Branch Municipal Court - $4,512.00 after agreeing to make monthly payments starting August 2019. Court records denote no payments have ever been made. This stems from an August 2018 arrest for Reckless Driving, having an open container of alcohol in vehicle while driving, reckless driving, having no liability insurance coverage on a motor vehicle, driving after driver's license or registration is suspended or revoked, no limited liability coverage on motor vehicle.
Middletown Township Municipal Court - $1,217.00 after agreeing to make monthly payments starting May 2019. Court records denote one payment of $100 was made. This stems from a February 2018 arrest for driving after driver's license or registration is suspended or revoked, driving or parking an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to possess an insurance card.
Holmdel Township Municipal Court - $1,164.000 after agreeing to make monthly payments starting September 2019. Court records note no payments have ever been made. This stems from a June 2019 arrest where she refused to take a breathalyzer.
Seaside Heights Municipal Court - $1,389.000 after agreeing to make monthly payments starting February 2020. Court records denote no payments have ever been made. This stems from an August 2019 arrest operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor or drugs.
So, Sytch currently owes $9.560 in outstanding fines/court costs to the Garden State.
PENNSYLVANIA
While we have been asked about an open case against Sytch in PA, there are no such cases.
However, court records in Pennsylvania indicate that Sytch and her attorney in PA, Brian Gazio, were informed on 2/10 that Sytch was 1,050 days overdue on making payments towards her court costs. Court records indicate Sytch currently owes $4,315.12 (and counting) to Carbon County, PA with the last payment of $120 paid back on 6/15/20.
So, with NJ added in, that leaves Sytch owing $13,875.12 across two States.
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