'I can't go back to jail': Man who allegedly led his children to slain wife before running off with murder weapon set for trial

A Florida antheral accused of shooting and killing his wife nether mysterious circumstances conscionable arsenic their household was getting acceptable for the Thanksgiving vacation volition spell connected proceedings adjacent week.

Darryl Walker, 38, stands accused of 1 number each of murder successful the 2nd degree and being a felon successful possession of a deadly weapon.

On Nov. 22, 2023, Sheena Marie Levine, 35, died during the aboriginal greeting hours successful the couple's residence astatine the Aqua Porta flat analyzable connected Meadson Road successful Pensacola.

And, astatine slightest publicly, nary 1 is rather definite why.

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The suspect called his girl connected that horrible time successful a frantic state, according to an apprehension study obtained by the Pensacola News Journal and Pensacola-based ABC affiliate WEAR.

During that 5 a.m. oregon truthful telephone call, Walker allegedly told his girl helium "f–ed up" and repeatedly claimed "she grabbed the gun," according to the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.

The girl asked if her parent was okay, but her allegedly would not reply and alternatively became quiet, according to tribunal documents obtained by Law&Crime. The girl past woke up her younger member and told him they had to get to their mother's home.

After that urgent and disturbing call, the man's girl and lad rushed implicit to their parents' apartment. They banged connected the doorway until their begetter fto them successful to observe the worst, deputies say.

"(The daughter) stated that erstwhile inside, she asked wherever Levine was and past she observed Levine laying connected her broadside by the bath doorway covered successful blood," the apprehension reports reads. "(She) stated that Walker walked implicit to Levine, stood implicit her, and past helium reached down to hug her."

Levine did not person a pulse by the clip the brace arrived, instrumentality enforcement claims. Walker, for his part, was besides recovered covered successful blood.

"[The daughter] asked [Walker] wherefore helium didn't telephone 9-1-1 to which helium gave her a weird look and did not respond," deputies wrote.

Then the alleged slayer went to retrieve the weapon from adjacent his wife's assemblage and made to leave, the girl allegedly told investigators. Before the defendant's departure, helium allegedly said: "Baby, I gotta go. I can't spell backmost to jail."

The man's girl told investigators she recovered a lone ammunition casing successful the bath earlier calling 911. Levine was pronounced dormant astatine the country of the transgression erstwhile archetypal responders arrived.

A multi-agency manhunt ensued.

Two days later, Walker was arrested successful Panama City – a tiny metropolis located immoderate 140 miles owed eastbound of Pensacola. He was past extradited back.

In May 2022, Walker was released from situation aft serving 4 years for kid neglect and weapons charges. Prior to that, helium served a twelvemonth down bars for aggravated artillery against a large woman.

On Aug. 25, assemblage enactment successful his execution lawsuit begins.