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Saturday, September 13, 2025

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

Tampa man convicted of murder for throwing baby out of the window

Richard McTear faces up to years in prison.
Richard McTear faces life without parole.

TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man was convicted of murder Thursday for tossing a 3-month-old boy out a moving car window along an interstate, killing the infant instantly.

According to prosecutors, 26-year-old Richard McTear attacked ex-girlfriend Jasmine Bedwell, 22, after she returned home with her son from a friend’s house in 2009.

McTear faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole, though jurors could recommend the death penalty.

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