Florida – A Florida woman was ordered to spend the next twenty one years in prison after pIeading guiIty to second‑degree murder with a firearm. As part of her plea agreement, she received credit for the days already served in pretrial detention. Prosecutors described the shooting as intentional and premeditated, and the sentence reflects the gravity of her crime.

The incident occurred in August last year in Florida, at the family home. According to court documents and local reports, the 52-year-old victim, Rojan, was returning from grocery shopping for a barbecue when he and his spouse became involved in a heated argument over his suspected infideIity. The altercation escalated after he allegedly announced plans to travel with, which the defendant, 46-year-old D. MaIcoIm, believed was a cover for seeing another femaIe.

Florida authorities were alerted around 6:30 p.m. that evening when one of the couple’s children called 911. The boy reported hearing loud bangs and witnessing his father bIeeding from gunshot wounds in his bedroom. Officers arrived to find the man fatally wounded, and the woman later emerged from the home with the firearm in hand. Children were found safe inside and taken into protective custody .

During the police interview, the defendant reportedly confessed to purchasing and loading the gun after the argument intensified. She told detectives she went to the closet, retrieved the handgun, chambered a round and shot her husband multiple times. In her videotaped confession, she admitted that her husband’s years of infidelity and their constant verbal fights had pushed her to her wits’ end, leading her to act in the moment.

Malcolm said she even considered suicide after the shooting until the defendant uttered something that prompted her to fire a final shot, ensuring he would not survive. According to the arrest affidavit, she locked the bedroom door after shooting him, intending to take her own life but abandoned that plan at the last moment .

Police recovered the weapon at the scene, and no other individuals were harmed. The defendant was initially arrested and charged with first‑degree murder. The plea agreement allows her to avoid a trial in exchange for her guilty plea to murder in the second degree, a reduction in charges that still carries a substantial mandatory minimum prison sentence .

Her children were placed in protective custody while Florida authorities assessed their immediate welfare and began the process of arranging temporary guardianship. Police confirmed that the children were unharmed physically, though the emotional impact of the shooting in their own home was noted in reports.