A Raiford man was found guilty of manslaughter Tuesday for a 2017 case in which he stabbed a fellow inmate with a makeshift knife.
Antonio Carter, 51, was found guilty of manslaughter with a weapon. The trial, which commenced earlier in the week, concluded with Carter’s conviction in the death of 27-year-old Adonis Boone.
Evidence was presented to jurors before their verdict, including one corrections officer recounting the statements made by Carter after the attack, stating “I hope I killed him! I tried to kill him.”
“Whether you are out in the general public or confined in the general population of a correctional facility, the same laws apply,” said Walter Forgie, Chief State Attorney. “The defendant was already in possession of dangerous contraband and elevated his criminal act by using it to fatally attack a fellow inmate.”
On June 8, 2017, while incarcerated at the Lake Correctional Institute on unrelated charges, Carter became involved in a heated discussion with the victim, Boone. During this argument, Carter pulled out a makeshift knife and proceeded to stab Boone in the upper chest area.
Corrections officers responded to the incident, securing Carter and rendering aid to Boone. The injury sustained during the attack severed a major artery and resulted in the death of the victim, as confirmed by the medical examiner.
Special Agents Ted Silberstein and Dale Crosby of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement were assigned to investigate the in-custody death. The investigation reaffirmed the unlawful use of deadly force by Carter in the stabbing death of Boone.
Assistant State Attorneys Edward Moffitt and Steven Miller prosecuted this case.