Woman, 36, stabbed to death in Dollar General parking lot by stranger in unprovoked attack

A 36-year-old woman was stabbed to death last month in an unprovoked attack outside a Dollar General store in Florida, according to police.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said Cheyenne Kastens was ambushed by Lemar Beasley, 54, in the parking lot in Fruitland Park, a town in Central Florida.

Beasley stabbed her more than 40 times, according to the State Attorney’s Office.

There is no indication that Kastens knew Beasley, nor is there evidence the two interacted before the attack. Kastens was rushed to the hospital and was pronounced dead.

Beasley ran away and was found inside a nearby camper, where he was apprehended and taken to jail.

‘No words can bring back the irreparable harm to Ms. Kastens’ family and friends caused at the hands of a stone-cold killer,’ Sheriff H.D. ‘Gator’ DeLoach said.

‘However, I hope they can take solace in knowing the intent to hold Lemar Beasley accountable for his actions.’

Beasley is a convicted sex offender who was released from prison in July after serving just over four years for not complying with registered offender requirements.

Beasley was convicted of a series of violent offenses throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, including burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, armed robbery with a firearm and sexual battery.

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