Crime Fix with Angenette Levy - Teen Girl Kills Boyfriend During 'Horseplay'

Episode Date: May 12, 2026

Jahara Malik, 18, pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in the December 2024 death of her boyfriend, Yakheim "Keimo" Lollar. Jahara and Keimo were 17 when she stabbed him during an incident in a Miami parking garage. Keimo died days before Christmas. Now Jahara has learned her punishment as footage from that night has been released. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy goes through the video and the sentencing in this episode of Crime Fix — a daily show covering the biggest stories in crime.Host:Angenette Levy  https://twitter.com/Angenette5CRIME FIX PRODUCTION:Head of Social Media, YouTube - Bobby SzokeSocial Media Management - Vanessa BeinVideo Editing - Daniel CamachoGuest Booking - Alyssa Fisher & Diane KayeSTAY UP-TO-DATE WITH THE LAW&CRIME NETWORK:Watch Law&Crime Network on YouTubeTV: https://bit.ly/3td2e3yWhere To Watch Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3akxLK5Sign Up For Law&Crime's Daily Newsletter: https://bit.ly/LawandCrimeNewsletterRead Fascinating Articles From Law&Crime Network: https://bit.ly/3td2IqoLAW&CRIME NETWORK SOCIAL MEDIA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawandcrime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/LawCrimeNetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrimeTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lawandcrimenetworkTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lawandcrimeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I didn't need him to wake up. I don't know. They're working on. Okay, just relax. A teenage girl waiting for her boyfriend to wake up, but Kimo Loller never opened his eyes. Now his girlfriend is paying the price for what she did. She was wrong.

If she never pulled out that knife, my son would be here and we wouldn't be sitting facing each other today, Your Honor. I'm Ann Janette Levy, and this is crime fix. Yakeem Loller was a beloved son and brother, his parents called him chemo. Kimo played football at Northwestern Senior High School in Miami, Florida. Kimo had a bright future ahead of him, but his life ended suddenly and unexpectedly on December 20th, 20, 24, at the hands of his girlfriend, Jahra Malik. And now Jahara has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge, and she's learned her punishment for the crime. Surveillance cameras recorded many of the moments

leading up to the end of chemo's life that night in December of 2024. At 10.34 p.m., Jihara can be seen at a door of an apartment complex with a friend. They're laughing and having fun. The friend is carrying some bags. It's just a couple of teenagers hanging out, doing what teenage girls do. Seven minutes later, at 1041 p.m. Another camera records Jihara and Kimo, and they can be seen walking into a stairwell. Kimo is wearing a hoodie.

Jahara seems playful and they both walk up the stairs. Then 16 minutes later, at 1057, chemo comes into frame and Jahara runs toward him. Her purse drops to the ground and she runs towards Kimo. About two minutes pass and Jahara comes back into frame. Her cell phone in her hands. She dials 911 and police arrive on scene about six or seven minutes later. A detective testified about the. videos. So who's the person in the hoodie? And who's the person in the tank top?

So at any point, as you watched this particular footage, was there anything about this footage that led you to believe that the defendant was at any point afraid of the victim? No, no. Did she appear to be in any type of distress? No matter. And in fact, she at some point is like smiling and joking with him. Yes, ma'am. A surveillance camera recorded part of what happened between Jahara and chemo right before he was stabbed. Take a listen. Was there anything that struck you about this particular video? Can you hear anything?

Yes, ma'am. And what was it that you could hear? You could hear the victim saying at some point, Dehara don't. Jaara don't. More than 20 minutes after Jahara stabbed chemo, Miami police officer spoke to her in that parking garage about what she said happened.

Yeah, well, what he went so much? This is, okay, we have a knife, we both have a nice, like when he come to my house, we just do it every time. We get an argument. So what? So y'all, okay. So you guys are? You are? I'm on.

I mean, I already talked to him. And then, I had the knife, but I was. So were you getting an argument before you? No, we was just over here fighting and then. So you guys are arguing? Yes. And then, well, he was an argument. We was just like, play fighting and stuff.

And I was like, he was making me. He was making me mad and I said I had the knife right here. And then he ended up running to it. But I'm not thinking because he already knew I had it. He was trying to get it from me. But he ended up running right. Do you have an idea? No, I don't have nothing.

Do you know your social? Listen, this time. You know your last four? Okay. What? I'm not saying, look, what's trying to figure what's going on? No, like what's going to happen? I didn't need him.

I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. They're working on him. Okay. Okay, if he allowed, then what? Huh? Will we go from there?

We gotta take him to the hospital. Okay, and then what? And then we just go from there. When he wakes up, we talk to him and everything. You please, like. We gotta wait. We gotta wait. You're 17 also?

What's your duty? Like, I didn't even tell my mom. My mom don't even know nothing. At Jahara's sentencing, the prosecutor seemed to question that story, based on questions she posed to the lead detective. Did you have an opportunity to review the medical examiners report? I did. What did you learn in particular about the woman?

in particular about the wound? The medical examiner described the wound to be 12 to 6, which means that's the angle that they used to describe the positioning. The 12 o'clock was the blunt part of it, meaning that the part of it's not sharp. The six o'clock was a sharp one, so it was straight in the chest, a little bit to the left. And it was 10.1 centimeters in that,

which translates to 3.976 of the whole blade. Do you know how long the blade, itself was four inches four inches okay so how so the wound was essentially essentially four inches almost in death yeah can you describe everything that the knife went through and how deep it went into the victim's trust yes ma'am as you can see in the video before the victim had a hoodie and obviously went through the shirt and according to the medical examiners the soft tissue and he went into the third rib on the left side approximately one inch in that and hit the heart so

when we're talking about the way that the knife we talked about 12 and 6 just so the court can kind of have a visual the knife is essentially right side up right like the manner in which we would use a knife did she tell you why she brought a knife that day with her yes she said that she was gonna be riding and she can find her pepper spray and that's why she grabbed the knife. Okay. So it was essentially for protection? Yes. And did she tell you that it was needed for protection? Yes. Okay. And so does she tell you then where the knife was when she first arrived to the apartment complex? On her purse. In her purse. Does she tell you why she pulls out

the knife? Separate from the statement that she gave in the camera, to what she said that she was going to call her friend Taiti and the phone was inside the purse together with the knife and she grabbed both at the same time. So did she demonstrate for you how she was how she said she'd be folding the knife? She did. And how was she? Can you show for the court? Basically she ended up with a knife like this. Okay so that's what she tells you she ends up and does she tell you how um high she ended up holding up the knife? Just like this.

Like this okay so I'm gonna ask if you could just do me a favor. Could you please stand up? with the judge. So she demonstrated for you how she was holding that. How high up was she holding it? Oh, she just like this. Right here. Okay.

I'm gonna take this from you and ask you and stay there because we're gonna reenact it a bit. Where exactly is the stab wound of the victim, excuse me? It's up higher in his chest. Okay, so the victim is how tall, do you recall? Five, ten. Five, ten, okay, and the defendant was how tall? Five, six.

Okay, so they're about three inches apart. How tall are you? Six, two. Okay, I'm five, six, I'm probably wearing two inches of feels. That makes us maybe proportionate to them. So she says she isn't, correct me if I'm doing this right, she's holding it just like this. And if she hold, does she tell you she's doing this?

Does she tell you she has it here? Okay, and then what does she tell you happens to the victim while she's holding the knife? There was something with the door, the victim opened the door, and he bumps into her. And he bumps into her. Okay, so presuming that that's the case, does she say that the knife is here? And he bumps into her right here.

Okay. Is that consistent with the fact that the stab wound is actually up here? Okay. So it would have had to have been up here. Yes. Upright. As I mentioned earlier, Jihara Malik was charged with manslaughter in Kimo's death. She pleaded guilty.

And those close to her, both Jihara's family and her friends and her attorney, begged the judge for leniency. She has taken responsibility by pleading guilty, and she will carry that weight of this for the rest of her life. I've known Jahar for her entire life. She is not a violent or careless person. She comes from a family that values faith, discipline, respect for others. She has always been someone who shows love to those around her, someone who supports a family, someone until this moment lived a life that reflect

the compassion and care. This situation does not define the entirety of who she is. It reflects a moment, a tragic mistake, not a pattern of behavior. Since this incident, I've seen the impact

it has had on her. She is remorseful. This was always described as horse playing that went too far. Now, how do I know, I'm not going about what my client said, I'm going back, all you have to do is listen to that. 9-1-1-1, before the call, before anything happens, the conduct by the two individuals show that they were horse playing. That video does not show about anyone going there with ill intent to do what actually happened. because they're playing.

They're ruining. I didn't make that up. The video, notwithstanding what you want, anybody want to believe, that video is the best evidence of that. Kimo's mother, Natalie Jean, spoke about her grief, the son that she lost,

and the pain she feels to this day. You will meet my son one day, and you'll remember him for the rest of your life. She took that away. The night of, it was a regular day in our house. We was putting up the Christmas tree. me and treasure, my youngest.

He came in the living room, the first thing he said, because he's always a josting, pink tree, huh, mom? Pink tree. I said, boy, you better ask your sister, which is my oldest, Tamia. She waited the last minute to get that Christmas tree, so we got to get what we get. And we all was in there doing the tree.

And for some reason, it's just like it wasn't co-existent or whatever. It was just a beautiful day. Tamia was coming out of, she was coming in the door, and he was coming in his, out of his room and we was playing music and it was just like it was just our song we was dancing we was listening to mariah care we belong together and then he just coming out the room and he's just singing he's like when you left i lost a part of me and he's just singing his heart out and then we in the background we his little cheerily and he's like we belong together

and we're just singing and then it was just that's our normal world routine. You know what I'm saying? It was just a beautiful day. Never would we imagine that we ate. He went in his room. I said, oh, age it, the trash. He told him, all right, mom. I said, no, no, no, your room. He was like, okay. I said, I'm off tonight, so I'm going to be here. He said, mom, I promise I'm going to do everything in the morning. That was the last thing my son until when I went in my room. Mom, I promise I'm gonna do everything in the morning. Then I got that phone call.

Not from police officers or nothing. One of his classmates called me and said, Mom, something happened to chemo. You need to go and go to the hospital. Then somebody texts me, Jahor staffed chemo, but her lawyer wanted to say she reached out to me. When she wanna talk to me by other stuff

and communicate, she know my number, but she ain't know it that night. Well, her mind was a fog that night. But when we talk on a regular, she knows my number. And then an officer, as I'm on the scene, come tells me, Ms. Jean, yes. Is Yakeem longer your son? Yes, I'm sorry to tell you.

He didn't make it. while I'm just getting on the phone with my dad to explain to him what's going on, but I don't know what's going on. I turned into a little girl that night. Could you imagine calling out for your dad? I'm like, Daddy! Daddy! Your chie a petite, point, petite maui. That's what I'm saying.

I said, my child. My child is dead. They told me they killed my child. Kimo's father. also spoke about his loss. Nothing makes sense right now at this point. You know what I'm saying? I want to talk about Kimo a little bit

because he was the most humblest guy. Well respectable. Kimo was so humble. Kimo, I wanted to pick him up from Charles R. Drew Elementary one day and his teacher say, hey, and PE, the PE teacher like, hey, the kid's super fast, he jumped super five and he's super high and he's just, this super athlete.

I'm like, Kimmo ain't tell you. At this point, Kimo had won three Super Bowl, three Super Bowl MVP, Kimo go to school and nobody knows. Doctor, he was 10 years old at that point. All right. Kimo do not brag on himself. He bragged on his daddy, all right? His daddy, the best barbler.

All right? He won't let nobody else cut his hair, all right? Nobody can meet his daddy in basketball if you listen to him. All right? And nobody's better with the bookie if you listen to Kimo. Kimo praises his dad. His dad was his hero. You know?

I defend Kimo. I rescue him. I save him. And then Jahara Malik addressed the court. Your Honor, I've been thinking about what they say for a long time. And the truth is, there are no perfect words for something like this. When everyone read a speech before they get sentenced, they ask for mercy. But I'm here to accept my consequences for what I have done. The night that everything happened, that one thought in my mind was to leave or run, I didn't want this to happen.

I was thinking about saving someone else's life instead of myself. That's why it was a quick reaction for me to wrap his shirt around my hand, apply pressure to his wound, and stop the bleeding while communicating with 911 to assist me. I wanted him to live. I understand that trying to help does not undo the harm. I stayed because at the end of the day, I was at fault. I would rather live knowing I tried to help than live knowing I left him there. When I could have possibly saved his life, I was reckless.

That knife should have never been out, and because of that, a life was lost. I was wrong for what I did, and every day I sit and think about the damage I caused. The family wants me in prison, but I'm in my own prison for the rest of my life. I understand that I have to be very mindful when it comes down to making decisions and being more. being more aware on choices that have consequences behind them. This situation forced me to sit with myself in a way I never had to before. I had to grow up fast. I had to reflect.

I had to reflect on who I am and who I want to be. I know I can't change the past, but I can change how I am moving forward and become a better person than I was before. to his family. I know an apology cannot do anything for you all, but after that night, I tried numerous times to reach out. I wanted to call Ms. Nat and his dad so bad just to tell y'all how sorry I am

and beg for your forgiveness, but I couldn't legally. I love y'all's son so much, and I never wanted this to happen to him. This was my best friend, my love, and someone I could, event to about any and everything. He was a good person and definitely should have been here. Now, during this hearing, it came out that Jihara had given inconsistent accounts of what happened that night. And detectives said they had learned that she had also shown aggression toward chemo in the past. We would have been getting ready for prom and graduation right now.

This is a sad situation. I miss them every day. I know there are members. memories, birthdays, holidays, things that would never feel this same without him. I wish I can go back and change what happened, but I can't, and that's the worst part. Y'all didn't deserve this pain, and I wish I hadn't been the one to give it to y'all. I pray one day the family could forgive me, and I want to say I'm sorry to his friends and his family. I know that I hurt you in a way that y'all can never. forgive me and I hope one day y'all can. When my mom that night after the detectives,

I talked to them and they told me he was in surgery and I knew something was wrong. I went to the room and my mom and my dad was there and my mom was crying. And I'm like, why y'all crying? He's good. He's in surgery. My mom said the boy died and my life stopped after that.

My heart was broken. All I could think about is him being gone. I just pray that we all heal from this. I pray for closure. And this is just a sad situation from both ends. My family hurting too. We know y'all hurt and we're hurting with y'all and we're not against y'all. We are in this together like we fighting for me, but we're on y'all side.

We're not against y'all. Yes, thank you. Then it came time for Judge Hernandez to sentence Jihara Maliki. I want to say first and foremost that this decision has waited heavily on myself. I think the past couple of hours have shown this courtroom and whoever is watching that what occurred here was a tragedy should not have happened. And no matter what this court does, it's not going to restore the loss that your family has gone through and what your family will continue to go through.

And I want to recognize that loss. His life was taken way too soon, and the court recognizes the profound impact of that loss. And I want to make sure I emphasize that. The court also recognizes that Ms. Malik, you are young. You are a young woman, but youth does not excuse what occurred that day. The law takes it into account and recognizes that it is your youth that affects your decision-making and it affected your judgment.

But your youth does not excuse the foreseeable consequences of the choices that you made. The defense has ruled her downward departure based on the offense was committed in an unsophisticated manner and it was an isolated incident for which the defendant has shown remorse. The court will find the defense has failed to prove by competent and substantial evidence. and by preponderance of the evidence that that has been met. Although I do believe that you are remorseful, I do not believe that this was an isolated incident of aggression towards the victim based on the evidence that was presented here in court.

And I also do not believe that this was done in an unsophisticated manner. And the reasons why the court finds that is the most dispositive evidence of what occurred that day was the medical examiners report. and reading that medical examiner's report and understanding that that was a four-inch bleed that was lunged into the chest near the heart and it pierced a hoodie, it pierced a t-shirt, it pierced skin, it pierced tissue, it pierced muscle, it fractured a rib, and it ultimately pierced the heart. The amount of force that was required to inflict that wound was not accidental. The judge could have sentenced Jahra Malik as a youthful offender.

The state wanted her sentence to 20 years in prison and 10 years probation. Her lawyer argued for a lesser sentence. The judge had a tough decision to make. Ms. Malik, the court was sentenced you to 17 years in Florida state prisons, followed by five years. of reporting probation, special condition of that probation. You will have to go a mental health evaluation and abide by any treatment if necessary. You will have to write a letter December 20th of every year that you are on probation, acknowledging what had occurred and how it has affected your life.

And I do not take this sentence lightly, Ms. Malik. This is not something that this court wanted to do, but I have to impose a sentence that I believe holds you accountable, recognizes the severity of the offense, and is something that's appropriate in line of everything that I heard. After sentencing Jahra Malik was transferred to the Miami-Dag county jail. She will later be transported to a Florida prison where she will serve her sentence. And that's it for this episode of Crime Fix. I'm Ann Jeanette Levy. Thanks so much for being with me. I'll see you back here next time.