Johnny Wactor‘s ex-fiancée passionately spoke out towards his homicide — and whereas her coronary heart’s in the fitting place, the actor’s household thinks her mouth is elsewhere … and never wanted.
We talked to Johnny’s mom, Scarlett, who tells TMZ that Johnny and Tessa Farrell dated years in the past and have not stayed in contact … not having spoken in not less than 2-3 years. She says his household additionally hasn’t maintained contact together with her, which is why she’s peeved about her feedback.
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Tessa’s emotional plea for stricter legal guidelines in L.A. rings hole for Scarlett, who tells us she believes Tessa is simply clout-chasing — although Tessa’s tearful video actually appeared real. In truth, we spoke to her to get extra element about what she’d prefer to see change in L.A’s prison justice system.
Check it out … Tessa says letting low-level crooks again onto the road beneath L.A.’s zero-bail coverage is a recipe for catastrophe, and on this case, tragedy.
She reiterates her demand to swiftly catch the suspects accountable for killing Johnny — and in the identical breath, clarifies she was NOT sympathizing with them in her OG video.
You’ll recall, in Tessa’s viral clip, she tearfully spoke on to the man(s) who shot Johnny, saying she will get instances are laborious — however famous they might simply get a job as an alternative of ripping off catalytic converters and murdering folks … a press release that rubbed some the incorrect means.
In our follow-up interview, Tessa clarifies that committing crime, no matter somebody’s circumstances, isn’t okay — not equivocating one bit.
Still, it feels like Wactor’s household has soured on her, regardless. His mother says she needs Tessa would cease utilizing her son’s identify for press, whereas declaring that among the issues Tessa has talked about — just like the existence of surveillance video of the crime — is information to her.
In phrases of what occurs subsequent … Scarlett says Johnny’s physique shall be flown to South Carolina — the place his household lives — they usually’ll have a memorial in L.A. for him sooner or later too.
Cops have but to make an arrest, and we’re listening to the homicide has rattled many in regulation enforcement — with sources telling us that is par for the course for the way in which criminals have been performing currently … particularly, extra brazen and violent with out provocation.
When it involves catalytic converter thefts particularly … our regulation enforcement sources say these have gotten extra violent as of late, and we’re instructed out-of-towners even flock to L.A. to tug this specific crime — figuring out in the event that they get caught, they will simply get a slap on the wrist.
Our sources say the police do not count on this problem to get higher with out some critical modifications from the highest.