Woman accused of killing man for $60 appears in court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman accused of killing a man for $60 was in court Thursday morning for her first arraignment after her mother turned her in to Memphis Police.
Kenyetta Hayes, 26, is charged with First-Degree Murder in Perpetration of a Robbery.
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Memphis Police say it started when they responded to a shooting near Cherokee Park where they found a deceased male.
Investigators released this video to the media for tips showing a woman running away from the scene. The next day, Hayes’s mom, Shante Jones, told police she saw her daughter on the news as a person of interest in a Homicide.
Thursday morning in court, Judge Ronald Lucchesi stated that Hayes’ charge carries a life sentence or death sentence possibly.
Hayes told the police she met the victim at Marathon gas station and agreed to have intercourse for $60. However, she says she never planned on keeping her end of the bargain, instead, she was going to “hit a lick”, which is a common term for robbery.
When asked why she killed the victim she told police she was thirsty for money.
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According to the affidavit, she used the $60 to get two hot wing combos for her and her boyfriend and had $13 left.
Now, she has to figure out how she is going to pay her bond and an attorney. While in court Hayes says her brother and mother will hire her a lawyer.
Hayes is scheduled for a bond hearing on Friday morning. If she does not appear with an attorney, Judge Lucchesi says he will appoint a public defender.
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