'Sweet and smiling all the time': Friends remember mother killed by husband in front of their kids
Newly released 911 calls reveal new details on what happened the night Jhesandra Prestol was killed. Friends remember the successful and beloved real estate agent as the "sweetest woman."
Newly released 911 calls reveal new details on what happened the night Jhesandra Prestol was killed. Friends remember the successful and beloved real estate agent as the "sweetest woman."
Newly released 911 calls reveal new details on what happened the night Jhesandra Prestol was killed. Friends remember the successful and beloved real estate agent as the "sweetest woman."
Friends are honoring Jhesandra Prestol as newly released 911 calls reveal more details on what happened the night she was killed.
Rogelio Prestol, 46, is accused of shooting and killing his wife in their South Gulf Cove home right in front of their children Sunday night.
He called 911 around 6:30 p.m. to admit to the crime. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office redacted parts of the call, but Rogelio Prestol is heard saying, "I wish I could go back time but I can't."
His two children were inside the home on the 13000 block of Holtville Avenue, with one child reporting ear pain from the close-range gunfire, deputies say. Rogelio Prestol told dispatchers his children were 9 and 15 years old. "I already told a family member to take care of them because I know I'm going to jail," said Rogelio Prestol.
According to the report, two months ago, Rogelio Prestol said he began to have suspicions that his wife was cheating on him. Rogelio Prestol told deputies his suspicions were confirmed when he found her communicating with someone online via TikTok and Telegram.
The CCSO states that Rogelio Prestol had concerns that his wife was sending money to the person she was talking to online. On Jan. 26, Rogelio Prestol asked his wife to unlock her phone and show him her bank account.
When she refused, deputies say Rogelio Prestol got his gun to try to convince her to comply.
According to the report, the victim tried to escape through a window when Rogelio Prestol fired the gun until he ran out of bullets.
The victim was found outside the home near the front door.
Rogelio Prestol called his brother, stating his intention to kill himself, but was reportedly convinced to call 911.
Friends tell us Jhesandra Prestol was a successful and beloved real estate agent. Tracy Kelly worked with her for years at Florida Mortgage Funding Group. He said she was a light in the office: "She would be so uplifting and sweet and smiling all the time. She had that aura of a person that you would just love to be around all the time. She was just so uplifting and, and happy," said Kelly.
Other people who knew Jhesandra Prestol say Rogelio Prestol is lying about the cheating. They say the couple had been in the process of divorce for months already, and Rogelio Prestol is a monster.
Vail Fischer helps domestic violence victims at the Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida: "We get a of people that might say, 'Why doesn't someone just leave?' It's a lot more complicated tham that." Fischer says the most dangerous time for a victim in an abusive relationship is when they try to leave.
"When that abuser realizes if you leave, 'I don't have power and control anymore.' They're willing to do anything in order to get that, and that doesn't stop at any sort of realm or any sort of length of violence," said Fischer.
If you believe you are experiencing domestic violence, you can call the national hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text "BEGIN" to 88788. They should be able to connect you to resources in your area.
Rogelio Prestol's first criminal hearing is set for Friday, Jan. 31.
If you or someone you know needs help, you can talk with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or sending a text message to 988, or you can chat online here.