Missionary wife of New Orleans pastor is killed in front her children by teen carjackers who ran her over as they fled in her stolen car
Wife of Louisiana pastor was killed in front her distraught children by a carjacker who ran her over as they fled in her stolen car
Jeannot Plessy died of her injuries hours later in Gentilly, New Orleans on Tuesday night
Plessy, 49, who is also a devout Christian, only just returned from a missionary tour of American Samoa, had been on a date night with her Christian pastor husband David Plessy
The carjacking occurred outside her adult daughter’s home after she went to pick up her younger children
New Orleans Police revealed on Saturday that they had arrested three teenagers over the deadly carjacking
Jontrell Robinson, 17, was charged on Saturday with second-degree murder and carjacking
Edwin Cottrell, 18, and a third unnamed juvenile were also charged with being principals in the robbery and murder
Jeannot Plessy, [left], was killed on Tuesday night in Gentilly, New Orleans shortly after she returned from a missionary trip to Western Samoa.
The New Orleans mother died after a carjacker threw her out of her own vehicle and ran her over, as her distraught children stood by helplessly.
Jeannot Plessy, the wife of a New Orleans-area pastor was killed when the individual who robbed her of her vehicle ran her over with her vehicle making their escape, in Gentilly on Tuesday night
Plessy, 49, died just moments after going on a date night with her Christian pastor husband David Plessy.
Plessy, who is also a devout Christian, had only just returned from a preaching tour in American Samoa.
Her distraught family had pleaded for Plessy’s killer to come forward before New Orleans Police revealed on Saturday that they had arrested three teenagers over the deadly carjacking.
Jeannot Plessy, 49, died on Tuesday night in Gentilly, New Orleans just moments after going on a date night with her Christian pastor husband David Plessy
Jeannot Plessy, seen [left] with husband David, died on Tuesday night in Gentilly, New Orleans after she was run over by a carjacker fleeing with her stolen car just moments after going on a date night with her husband
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Jontrell Robinson, 17, [left] was charged on Saturday with second-degree murder and carjacking. Edwin Cottrell, 18, [right] and a third yet unnamed juvenile were also charged with being principals
They eventually parted ways in separate cars so Plessy could go and pick up their younger children from their adult daughter’s home.
Police said the carjacker approached Plessy when she was getting out of her car in her daughter’s driveway.
The mother was thrown to the ground after a struggle before Plessy’s son-in-law tried to pull the carjacker from the car.
The carjacker reversed the car at a high speed and ran over an already injured Plessy.
Plessy died in hospital soon after from her injuries.
Police later found the stolen vehicle and processed it for evidence as they sought Plessy’s attacker.
Jontrell Robinson, 17, has since been charged with second-degree murder and carjacking.
After returning from her preaching tour in American Samoa, Jeannot Plessy [right], spent Tuesday night on a date with her husband of 14 years. She was robbed of her car and killed shortly after
Photo shows Plessy, in her missionary role, she had only just returned from a preaching tour of American Samoa
Plessy’s family said while they angry over her senseless death, they were committed to remaining strong and compassionate in honor of the slain woman.
Edwin Cottrell, 18, and an unnamed juvenile were also charged with being principals to both second-degree murder and carjacking.
Plessy’s family said while they angry over her senseless death, they were committed to remaining strong and compassionate in honor of the slain woman.
‘It doesn’t matter who is responsible for this terrible tragedy. If that young man were in front of my wife, she would give him a hug and tell him that Jesus loves him,’ David Plessy told WDSU.
‘If you had met my wife, your life would have changed.’
Plessy, who is also a devout Christian, had only just returned from a preaching tour in American Samoa
Plessy’s family said while they angry over her senseless death, they were committed to remaining strong and compassionate in her honor
The Plessy’s family said while they angry over her senseless death, they were committed to remaining strong and compassionate in her honor. The described her as a selfless mother and wife, and a devote Christian.
Jeannot and her husband, pastor David Plessy, served the homeless through their Crossover Christian Fellowship, an inner city outreach ministry to help those who are less fortunate.
Pastor David Plessy and the couple’s daughter Nadia Sanchez comfort each other in their moment of grief. Nadia set up a GoFundMe page in honor of her mother, which has raised more than $16,000 in just two days
Her daughter Nadia Sanchez said: ‘The person who did this, yes I am angry with because I had to see my mom mangled at the end of my driveway as someone fled away carelessly.’
But she added that her mother would want her to seek good from evil.
‘Mom really lived her life so fully out of every single tragedy and crazy drama that she lived through.’
Plessy’s daughter set up a GoFundMe page in honor of her mother, which has already raised over $16,000 in just two days.
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