A South Carolina man who killed a New Mexico State Police officer found out his fate in Federal Court on Monday. Jaremy Smith, the confessed "Cop Killer," was sentenced to life in prison after killing state police officer Justin Hare last year. There were a lot of tears and loud silence in the courtroom, but the loudest sounds were the giggles and cries of Hare's newborn daughter, whom he will never get to meet. It's an act of violence that Hare's family said deserved the death sentence. His mother and father said their last words to their son's murderer in federal court Monday. "I mentioned to him that I'd like to see him put to death. That's my stance on it, and I haven't come to grips with forgiving him yet," said Hare's father. "There's a lot of anger. Extreme anger."Your neighborhood: Local news from KOAT Action 7 NewsOn March 13, 2024, Hare stopped to assist Smith with a flat tire. Smith shot Hare multiple times before stealing his car and abandoning the officer on the side of the road."The video of watching him stand over Justin's body as the blood is gushing out his throat, and he just looks at him like he's just a piece of trash when in turn, Jaremy was the piece of trash," Terry Hare, Justin Hare's mother, said. As Smith was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, black and silver uniforms of New Mexico State Police officers surrounded Justin Hare's baby girl. His fiancée Desiree brought tears to the courtroom after sharing a moment that she had with her oldest daughter: "Mommy, can Dad come home once the angels fix him?"Follow us on social: Facebook | X/Twitter | Instagram | YouTube"His girls were his world. He did anything for his girls, even his niece and three nephews," Terry Hare said. "He loved them all unconditionally."Though it won't bring him back, "for me, it's brought some closure to this," Terry Hare said. Smith was charged with killing a paramedic in South Carolina days before Justin Hare's murder. He still faces charges in that murder, and could face the death penalty there.Action 7 News On The Go: Download our app for free
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
A South Carolina man who killed a New Mexico State Police officer found out his fate in Federal Court on Monday. Jaremy Smith, the confessed "Cop Killer," was sentenced to life in prison after killing state police officer Justin Hare last year.
There were a lot of tears and loud silence in the courtroom, but the loudest sounds were the giggles and cries of Hare's newborn daughter, whom he will never get to meet.
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It's an act of violence that Hare's family said deserved the death sentence. His mother and father said their last words to their son's murderer in federal court Monday.
"I mentioned to him that I'd like to see him put to death. That's my stance on it, and I haven't come to grips with forgiving him yet," said Hare's father. "There's a lot of anger. Extreme anger."
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On March 13, 2024, Hare stopped to assist Smith with a flat tire. Smith shot Hare multiple times before stealing his car and abandoning the officer on the side of the road.
"The video of watching him stand over Justin's body as the blood is gushing out his throat, and he just looks at him like he's just a piece of trash when in turn, Jaremy was the piece of trash," Terry Hare, Justin Hare's mother, said.
As Smith was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, black and silver uniforms of New Mexico State Police officers surrounded Justin Hare's baby girl. His fiancée Desiree brought tears to the courtroom after sharing a moment that she had with her oldest daughter: "Mommy, can Dad come home once the angels fix him?"
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"His girls were his world. He did anything for his girls, even his niece and three nephews," Terry Hare said. "He loved them all unconditionally."
Though it won't bring him back, "for me, it's brought some closure to this," Terry Hare said.
Smith was charged with killing a paramedic in South Carolina days before Justin Hare's murder. He still faces charges in that murder, and could face the death penalty there.
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