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Devonte James Douglas, 25, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder, kidnapping and tampering with evidence and was sentenced to life in prison with first parole eligibility after 26 years for the December 16, 2021, killing of Adreionna Faith Hasley-Crockett, 22, and the abduction of Judith Britton in Trumbull County, Ohio.

Douglas lived at 1471 Dogwood Lane in Youngstown, while Hasley-Crockett lived at 1324 Dogwood Lane. Britton, Douglas's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, knew Hasley-Crockett well enough to summon her by text. The relationship between the two women, and any dispute between Douglas and Hasley-Crockett beyond that day's events, was not described.

On the morning of Thursday, December 16, Douglas held a gun to Britton's head and forced her into the trunk of her Chevrolet Malibu. He drove to a pull-off near Seifert Lewis Road in Hubbard Township and made Britton text Hasley-Crockett to come there. When Hasley-Crockett arrived and was sitting in her vehicle, Douglas fired through the driver's side window. Britton later told a dispatcher she heard "so many shots, so many of them."

Douglas drove Britton back to Youngstown and left her with her car. Britton returned to the pull-off, found Hasley-Crockett with no pulse and called 911 at about 10 a.m. She said, "He kidnapped me, put me in the trunk, came here (and) killed her." Hasley-Crockett was found dead in her vehicle near a gas well, and the coroner reported multiple gunshot wounds.

Hubbard Township police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation handled the case. Britton named Douglas during the 911 call. Later that day, Douglas went to the Youngstown Police Department to retrieve an impounded vehicle, was detained for questioning and was booked into the Trumbull County jail at 8:10 p.m. Prosecutors also cited doorbell camera footage tracing his movements. During the interview, detectives went through the steps Douglas took before the shooting and raised a Halloween mask he wore, his appearance and plastic bags he put on his hands in the belief they would keep gunshot residue off him. Those details come from the recording and are presented as its contents rather than as established fact.

Douglas's bond was set at $1 million in Girard Municipal Court on December 17. A Trumbull County grand jury indicted him on December 22 on aggravated murder, an unclassified felony under R.C. 2903.01(A); kidnapping, a first-degree felony under R.C. 2905.01; and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony under R.C. 2921.12(A)(1). The charges also carried firearm specifications. He pleaded not guilty at his December 23 arraignment. On February 7, 2022, defense counsel Carlo Ciccone sought a competency evaluation and entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Dr. Jessica Hart found Douglas competent to stand trial and assist in his defense. Both sides stipulated to her report, and Judge W. Wyatt McKay found him competent on April 13, 2022.

Douglas changed his plea to guilty on all counts on September 21, 2022, and was sentenced the same day. His sentence comprised the aggravated murder term, three years on the firearm specification and three further consecutive years on the remaining counts. He appealed, arguing that the trial court failed to hold a competency hearing. On May 30, 2023, the Eleventh District Court of Appeals found that the record showed a hearing was held on April 13, 2022, rejected the assignment of error and affirmed the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas judgment.

The video is about 41 minutes of police interview-room footage. A short narrated introduction names the people involved before the interview itself begins.