John Chamberlain

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DC Number:  478755 Name:  CHAMBERLAIN, JOHN Race:  WHITE Sex:  MALE Hair Color:  BROWN Eye Color:  BROWN Height:  6'00'' Weight:  170 lbs. Birth Date:  01/17/1978 Initial Receipt Date:  06/14/2002 Current Facility:  COLUMBIA ANNEX Current Custody:  CLOSE Current Release Date:  SENTENCED TO LIFE

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Aliases:
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN	JOHN J CHAMBERLAIN
JOHN JACOB CHAMBERLAIN	JOHN, J. CHAMBERLAIN

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Prison Sentence Length
11/26/1998	1ST DEG MUR,COM.OF FELONY	05/10/2002	PALM BEACH	9812923	SENTENCED TO LIFE
11/26/1998	1ST DEG MUR,COM.OF FELONY	05/10/2002	PALM BEACH	9812923	SENTENCED TO LIFE
11/26/1998	1ST DEG MUR,COM.OF FELONY	05/10/2002	PALM BEACH	9812923	SENTENCED TO LIFE
11/26/1998	ROBB. GUN/DEADLY WPN	05/10/2002	PALM BEACH	9812923	SENTENCED TO LIFE

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.

Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody	Date Out-of-Custody
06/14/2002	Currently Incarcerated

Prior Community Supervision History: (Note: Data reflected covers periods of community supervision with the Florida Dept.of Corrections since January of 1983)
Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Community Supervision Length
11/08/1994	BURG/DWELL/OCCUP.CONVEY	12/11/1995	PALM BEACH	9411756	1Y 0M 0D
11/08/1994	MISDEMEANOR	12/11/1995	PALM BEACH	9411756	0Y 6M 0D
11/08/1994	BURG/DWELL/OCCUP.CONVEY	03/13/1997	PALM BEACH	9411756	2Y 0M 0D

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Circumstances of Offense:

In October and November of 1998, Amanda Ingman began trying to locate her drug supplier and “occasional pimp,” Thomas Thibault, to purchase some cocaine. Thibault contacted Ingman at a house where she was living with her boyfriend, Bryan Harrison, and his roommates, Charlotte Kenyan and Daniel Ketchum. Harrison became upset when he found out that Thibault called Ingman.

In the early morning hours of 11/26/98, Thibault enlisted the help of John Chamberlain and Jason Dascott to deliver some cocaine to Ingman and resolve the argument with Harrison. Thibault told Chamberlain that there might be a confrontation. Chamberlain drove his father’s car and picked up Thibault and Dascott. While stopped at a gas station, Chamberlain showed Thibault a .45 caliber handgun and ammunition that were stored in the trunk of the car.

After the argument between Thibault and Harrison was resolved, Chamberlain, Thibault, Dascott, Ingman, and Harrison snorted cocaine in Ingman’s bedroom. The group then went out to get more cocaine, and upon returning to the house, Harrison and Ingman went inside, while Chamberlain, Thibault, and Dascott remained outside and discussed a plan to rob the residents of the house and steal the electronic equipment from the house.

Either Ingman or Dascott persuaded Ketchum to open a safe in the living room. Thibault then pulled out the .45 caliber handgun and ordered Ketchum and Harrison into the bathroom. Chamberlain helped by striking Ketchum in the leg with an asp, an extendable police baton. Thibault held Ketchum and Harrison in the bathroom, while Ingman, Dascott, and Chamberlain removed the electronic equipment from the house and put them in Chamberlain’s car.

While in the bathroom, Ketchum attempted to overpower Thibault, but he shot and killed Ketchum in the struggle. Thibault left the bathroom and told the others that he had killed Ketchum. According to Thibault and Ingman, Chamberlain then said “no more witnesses” and encouraged Thibault to kill Harrison or else they were “all going to die” and were “all going to the electric chair.”

Ingman and Thibault awakened Charlotte Kenyan, who had been sleeping in a back bedroom and placed her in the bathroom with Harrison. Thibault then “emptied the gun” into Harrison and Kenyan while Chamberlain stood by his side. Harrison was not dead, so Thibault and Chamberlain went to the car, retrieved more bullets, reloaded the gun and Thibault again “emptied the gun” into Harrison and Kenyan.

After going back to Chamberlain’s parent’s house, Ingman later went to the house of Harrison’s father and told him of the murders. Police were alerted to Chamberlain’s involvement by Ingman.

Codefendant Information:

Thomas Thibault, Jason Dascott, and Amanda Ingman all testified against Chamberlain.

Thomas Thibault pled guilty to three counts of First-Degree Murder and was sentenced to death.

Jason Dascott pled guilty to three counts of Second-Degree Murder and was sentenced to a prison sentence of 10 years and probation sentence of 5 years.

Amanda Ingman was not charged with a crime.