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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2e0505;font-size:14px"><strong>Suspected murderer is dragged out of courtroom kicking and screaming as she insists she shot boyfriend dead in self-defense </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2e0505;font-size:14px"><strong>Ashanti Brown, 23, appeared in court Friday on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the August 30 slaying of her 26-year-old boyfriend, Ian Pleasant </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2e0505;font-size:14px"><strong>The pretrial detention hearing descended into chaos after Escambia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office investigator Ashley Wallace took the stand to testify </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2e0505;font-size:14px"><strong>Proceeding with the hearing without the defendant, Judge Matt Gordon noted that Brown&#8217;s behavior would be taken into consideration when determining whether she should remain in pretrial detention </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2e0505;font-size:14px"><strong>He then found there is a substantial probability that the defendant &#8216;did commit this second-degree homicide&#8217; , Judge Brown said in granting the state&#8217;s motion for pretrial detention in the case </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#2e0505;font-size:14px"><strong>Brown was denied bond as the judge took &#8216;into account her inability to control her behavior in the courtroom,&#8217; in determining that she does pose a risk to the community</strong></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ashanti-Brown-being-dragged-out-of-court-1.png" alt="A woman in a striped outfit is being restrained by two law enforcement officers in a courtroom setting, showing a tense situation." class="wp-image-502571" style="width:840px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Ashanti Brown is charged in <strong> in Escambia County, Florid</strong>a, with second-degree murder in connection with the August 30, shooting death of her boyfriend, Ian Pleasant. On<strong> Friday Sept. </strong>4, she was dragged out of her pretrial detention, protesting that it was all about self-defense</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A 23-year-old Florida woman was dragged out of an Escambia County courtroom while screaming that she shot her boyfriend in self-defense after she refused to leave the witness stand.<br>Ashanti Brown appeared in court Friday on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the shooting death of her boyfriend. <br>26-year-old Ian Pleasant shot dead at their at their Madison Shores apartment on August 30. His girlfriend Ashanti Brown reported the incident, the next day.<br>Charged with second-degree murder, Brown&#8217;s pretrial detention hearing descended into chaos after Escambia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office investigator Ashley Wallace took the stand to testify, according to a court reporter for the <a href="https://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2026/09/05/pensacola-ashanti-brown-hearing-in-ian-pleasant-death-leads-to-no-bond/91591136007/?gnt-cfr=1&;gca-cat=p&;gca-uir=true&;gca-epti=z113214p000750c000750e008500v113214d--53--b--53--&;gca-ft=177&;gca-ds=sophi" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="">Pensacola News Journal</a>.<br>Brown could not contain herself after Wallace answered prosecutors&#8217; questions.<br>&#8216;What about him beating on me? He was beating my face!&#8217; Brown shouted through tears. &#8216;I didn&#8217;t do nothing!&#8217;<br>She attempted to remain on the stand to plead her innocence, but deputies physically removed her from the courtroom.<br>Brown&#8217;s screams echoed from the secure inmate hallway back into the courtroom.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ian-Pleasant-1-1.png" alt="A young man wearing a bright blue hoodie with 'FASTLINE' printed on it, standing against a concrete wall with a staircase in the background. He has short, curly hair and is holding his hip, with keys visible hanging from his pants." class="wp-image-502584" style="width:840px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Investigators said Ian Pleasant [photo], was shot in the back. However, as she was led out of the courtroom Brown was screaming that she shot him in self-defense</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Judge Matt Gordon decided to proceed with the hearing without Brown and noted that her behavior would be taken into consideration when determining whether she should remain in pretrial detention.<br>&#8216;From the evidence I heard today &#8230; I&#8217;m going to find that there is a substantial probability that the defendant did commit this second-degree homicide,&#8217; Gordon said.<br>He added that his decision was based on the evidence presented and &#8216;also taking into account her inability to control her behavior in the courtroom in making my determination that she does pose a risk to the community. I&#8217;ll grant the state&#8217;s motion for pretrial detention in this case.&#8217;<br>Brown was denied bond.<br>According to an arrest affidavit cited by <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/crime/what-about-him-beating-on-me-womans-self-defense-claim-goes-up-in-flames-when-she-shoots-boyfriend-in-the-back-disposes-of-evidence-cops-say/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="">Law &; Crime</a>, the Escambia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office received a call reporting a shooting at the Madison Shores Apartments on August 31.<br>Around the same time, authorities received a report that a woman was threatening suicide at a hotel.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Ian-Pleasant-3.png" alt="A person standing in front of a white sports car, wearing a black t-shirt with a printed image, black cargo pants, and white sneakers." class="wp-image-502581" style="width:840px;height:auto"/></figure>



<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Investigators said Brown&#8217;s account of how Pleasant was killed were inconsistent. She initially claimed he charged her but later stated a version of events in which she claimed her boyfriend grabbed the gun during a struggle, causing it to discharge</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">An arrest affidavit said the Escambia County Sheriff&#8217;s Office responded August 31 to a call for a shooting at the Madison Shores apartments. Around the same time, they received another call about a woman threatening suicide at a hotel.<br>Deputies found Brown at the hotel making statements that she killed her boyfriend at their Madison Shores apartment the previous day.<br>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t mean to, I&#8217;m sorry,&#8221; she said while crying, per the affidavit. &#8220;He hit me in the face. I&#8217;m going to prison.&#8221;<br>Brown later called Pleasant her &#8220;best friend.&#8221;<br>She and Pleasant were at a birthday party when he discovered she had been cheating on him, the affidavit said. Getting home, the two later got into an argument and Pleasant placed a gun on the kitchen table.<br>Brown told deputies she grabbed the gun and pointed it at him. Pleasant allegedly said &#8220;what the f— are you going to do?&#8221; before rushing toward her. She fired the gun, according to the affidavit.</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Following her courtroom outburst Ashanti Brown, [photo], was denied bond and remains held in the Escambia County Jail</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Brown allegedly told investigators that Pleasant responded, &#8216;What the f*** are you going to do?&#8217; before lunging toward her.<br>She then fired the gun, police said.<br>Investigators, however, said Brown&#8217;s account was inconsistent with a later version of events in which she claimed Pleasant grabbed the gun during a struggle, causing it to discharge.<br>Officials also said Brown&#8217;s story did not align with physical evidence because Pleasant was shot in the back.<br>According to the affidavit, Brown did not call 911. Instead, she allegedly contacted a friend who helped her clean up the scene, dispose of evidence. <br>She allegedly drove Pleasant&#8217;s car to a family friend&#8217;s home, throwing the gun and Pleasant&#8217;s phone out of the window on the way. Brown said she gave a doorbell camera to the man who helped her, the affidavit stated.<br>Investigators spoke to the man, but he denied helping Brown dispose of evidence. Investigators also interviewed the suspected accomplice, who denied any involvement.<br>Detectives finding Brown&#8217;s story did not align with physical evidence determined that her claim of self-defense did not make sense, because Pleasant was shot in the back.<br>She faces charges of second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence.<br>She remains held in the Escambia County Jail and is scheduled to appear for her next hearing on September 25.</p>



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Murder suspect dragged out of Florida courtroom kicking and screaming as she insists she shot boyfriend, ‘in the back,’ in self-defense
