Jasmine Bedwell returned to foster home

July 3, 8:34 AMTampa Crime ExaminerCharisse Van Horn

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Jasmine Bedwell had been reported missing on July 1, 2009 at approximately 9:57 a.m. She was located at approximately 12:10 p.m. the same day. Jasmine Bedwell is the 17 year old mother of Emanuel Murray, the baby thrown from a vehicle on I 275 by her ex boyfriend, Richard McTear Jr.

At approximately 9:57 a.m., July 1, 2009, Jasmine’s foster parents reported her missing. They hadn’t seen her since 8:00 pm. The previous night. Detectives located Jasmine at approximately 12:20 p.m. at the Kimmins Early Head Start Center located at 1502 East 2nd Avenue in Tampa, Florida. It was here that when the detective began speaking with Jasmine that she became belligerent, according to reports released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office.

The report states that the detectives made contact with Jasmine in the presence of a group of witnesses. While the detective tried to speak to Jasmine and calm her down, she became increasingly belligerent and began shouting obscenities at the officer. The officer was trying to reassure her and calm her down, letting her know that he was there due to a missing person’s report that had been filed on her. Detectives say that she continued to scream and would not calm down. The officer states that she pulled away from him, to the point that the needed to force her to the ground and restrain her through the use of handcuffs. The officer placed a handcuffed Bedwell in the back of his police car while he contacted her caseworker and proper authorities to notify them that she had been located.

Jasmine Bedwell was released to her foster parents and a report was filed for resisting without violence.