Tell the Lord Bugsy says hi
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 12:10PM 
Every year at the Hardcore Car & Truck Club show held in Orlando, the crew puts on a memorial honoring one of their most dedicated members, Larry Neal Oliver. On November 24, 1995, the then 22-year-old was killed by thieves who stole his prized possession - his truck. The annual event reminds everyone that, although he is now gone, he is certainly not forgotten. He lives on in the hearts and minds of his friends and family.
In February of 1998, Jermaine “Bugsy” Lebron was convicted of armed robbery and the first-degree murder of Oliver. I remember this crime distinctly.
Oliver was lured to a house in Osceola County, where Lebron and several others lived. Lebron offered to sell him some “spinners” for his truck. Spinners are hubcaps that spin independently inside of a wheel when the vehicle is in motion and they continue to spin once the vehicle stops. Shortly after Oliver arrived at the house, Lebron called him back to the bedroom area. As he entered the hallway leading to the rooms, Lebron forced him to lie face-down on the floor and then shot him at close range in the back of his head with a sawed-off shotgun, which he called “Betsy.” Although no one actually watched LeBron fire his weapon, they heard it. After Oliver was shot, he was all smiles and laughter, shouting, “I did it, I did it!”
He also described how it felt to kill the victim and what the victim looked like afterward. Oliver’s cash, checks and a credit card were taken from him, and the stereo was stripped from his truck. Lebron then told his roommates to burn Oliver’s ID papers, dispose of his body, and clean the area where he had been murdered. An attempt was also made to burn the truck.
Larry Neal Oliver’s body was later found in a rural area not far from Walt Disney World property, covered with a blanket and some shrubs, but it was still visible from the road.
During the time of the murder, Lebron admitted to his former girlfriend, Danita Sullivan, that he had killed a man. He later told his (then) current girlfriend, Christina Charbonier, the same thing - that he had shot a man for his truck.
Shortly after the murder, Jermaine Lebron high-tailed it to New York City, where his mother owned strip clubs, one a juice bar named Legz Diamond. He was eventually picked up by NYPD, but just prior to leaving the Kissimmee area, he, along with two other people, robbed a limousine driver. They zapped him with a stun gun, took him out to an orange grove and tried to kill him. As Lebron held “Betsy” to the man’s head, he said, “Tell the Lord Bugsy says hi.”
The gun misfired, affording the victim the opportunity to dart into the orange grove and to safety. He was so frightened by the experience, he fled the country and refused to show up for the trial.
Without going into more detail, there is no doubt Jermaine Lebron is one super bad dude. For the murder of Larry Neal Oliver, he was given the death penalty and after several appeals, the sentence still stands. What you may find most compelling about this case is that the Assistant State Attorney was none other than Jeff Ashton. The judge who sentenced him to death? Well, it was none other than Belvin Perry, Jr., who declared LeBron unfit to live. “Jermaine LeBron,” Perry said, “you have not only forfeited your right to dwell among us as a free man, but under the laws of the state of Florida, you have forfeited your right to live at all.”
Hey Bugsy! Tell the Lord I said hello!
Dave Knechel | tagged Christina Charbonier, Danita Sullivan, Jermaine "Bugsy" Lebron, Jermaine Lebron, Larry Neal Oliver, Legz Diamond | in Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, Cheney Mason, Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Dave Knechel, Human Interest, Jeff Ashton, Jose Baez, Marinade Dave, Marinade Dave’s Caylee Anthony Posts | Share Article 
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Reader Comments (14)
Dave,
I also remember this case. It is a story of absolute evil. How a human can do such a horrible thing to another human for no more than a truck, credit cards or money is beyond comprehension. I was not aware that Jeff Ashton and Judge Perry had a hand in sending this monster to death row but that little bit of information has made my day!!
Thanks again for your fantastic articles!
Thank you, too, Carole. I have another story or two in my hip pocket about Jeff & the Judge, not all with the same result.
I'll never forget that quote by Bugsy. What a rotten, low-down, piece of trash. It's people like him who prove the DP is a necessary evil.
That is quite the quote. I some how doubt that he will be seeing the Lord. I am pretty sure he will be going straight to He** where he should go. I look forward to reading your other stories about Judge Perry and Mr. Ashton. Any idea how many more years it wil be before he gets executed?
I can only think of what the marvelous Marge had to say, at the end of "Fargo": "And all for what? For a little bit of money."
Hi, Mary Jo. Maybe he'll see Him before he's sent downstairs. The average stay on death row in Florida is around 15 years, but I think he's still years away from execution. Don't worry, his day will come.
That's all it amounted to, Karen, but I am convinced he got his jollies off the thrill of the kill. To him, it was worth it. Then.
Hi Dave~~if they wanted the truck, how come they just took the stereo and tried to burn the truck? These criminals have no conscious. I wonder what reasons they have for trying to get appeal after appeal. I say fry the bastard now and save the state some money. Oh well, he will fry somewhere else and I doubt if Bugsy will ever get his message. They send these rotten SOBs straight south with no detours.
Who knows, Snoopy? What makes anyone think it's easy to get away with murder?
Bugsy's first date with destiny will be at the hands of the executioner's needle pumping a killer cocktail into his veins. Part 2 will bring on the heat. Part 3 will be an unmarked grave, I hope.
Hiya Dave, i find it fascinating to read about other cases where these guys are involved.. gives me a wee bit more information about them that i wud never otherwise know... it just blows my mind that someone wud do that over a truck or anything..cannot get my head around wat drives these people..they have to be insane and yet the make a decision to do it .. i dunno...will never understand it .. anyway thanks for keeping me in the loop and look forward to the next .. take care :)) cinta
Hi Dave,
How interesting - Judge Perry and Ashton are so in sync with their decisions. Right on spot!
Watch out Casey, you are in for a rude awakening, DP or LWOP. No games with these two pros.
They have had many of these cruel cases and they know exactly what they are doing.
Always, great writing. Thanks.
Dave; I was just wondering why you have a young lady as your avatar? Is this supposed to be Casey Anthony or someone else? Looks an awful lot like Casey to me. It seems funny to look at the picture but know it's our Dave M.???? Just wondering................
Hi, Weezie. No, Weezie, it's someone who keeps attacking me. She hijacked my gravatar, so I put her ugly puss in mine for now. She's plastered all over that sewer blog, where she commented as me. I'll get rid of it soon enough.
Not making excuses. His mother ran strip clubs. He probably had no upbringing. Jesus is in everyone's heart though, so like I said, no excuses.
Gee, deb, I wonder what his mother's excuse was...