A 32-year-old Pasco County man was sentenced to five years of probation on March 20 for the boating death of a woman in 2024.
The sentence was a downward departure from state guidelines. Prosecutors said they went this route due to issues with the case.
Circuit Judge Steven Rogers presided over the hearing where Tydell Janard Smith pleaded guilty to boating under the influence/manslaughter. Smith’s attorney was Shane Bachman, filling in for defense lawyer Jack Maro…