A Florida man who slashed and stabbed a woman 77 times with a box cutter and shot at detectives was convicted and sentenced.
The Central Florida man who murdered his girlfriend in Volusia County before shooting at detectives during a foot chase in Sanford has been convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to two more life terms in prison.
A jury recently convicted 36-year-old Brandon P. McLean of multiple charges based on evidence presented at a three-day trial by Seminole County prosecutors Jacob Polk, Richard Babcock and Paul Brill. At sentencing, McLean received the following prison terms for firing at the Seminole County sheriff’s detectives in 2021: Attempted first-degree premeditated murder of a law enforcement officer – Life imprisonment, Second-degree attempted murder on a law enforcement officer – Life imprisonment, and Aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer – 15 years.
The box-cutter killer was arrested by Seminole County deputies April 21, 2021, the day after he slashed and stabbed 28-year-old Amy Humphries 77 times with a box cutter in her new Volkswagen Jetta, then dumped her body near a walking trail in Osteen. The DeLand man reportedly was angry that Humphries couldn’t buy him a handgun…