{"id":416051,"date":"2026-10-01T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/416051\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T20:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T20:48:10","slug":"tallahassee-woman-enters-plea-in-boyfriends-2025-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/416051\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee woman enters plea in boyfriend\u2019s 2025 murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee woman who was set to stand trial next week for murder opted to enter a plea Wednesday instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Makayla Hooker is accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/10\/07\/lcso-shooting-death-leads-arrest-woman-tuesday-evening-west-leon-county\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/10\/07\/lcso-shooting-death-leads-arrest-woman-tuesday-evening-west-leon-county\/\">shooting and killing her boyfriend<\/a> during an argument last October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Tallahassee woman could face 25 to 45 years for Wednesday\u2019s plea to second-degree murder charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hooker is accused of shooting Anthony Belk inside his RV on Ravensview Drive back on October 7, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"LCSO \u2018actively investigating a firearm related death\u2019 Tuesday evening off Highway 20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TSAMKKW76NAJZP4ABUKRVBA6UE.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>LCSO \u2018actively investigating a firearm related death\u2019 Tuesday evening off Highway 20(Jacob Murphey\/WCTV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In court documents, witnesses described seeing Hooker rack the gun and head into the RV and then hearing the sound of a single gunshot. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hooker is set to be sentenced on October 27th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/10\/01\/tallahassee-woman-enters-plea-boyfriends-2025-murder\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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