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WEBVTT rtSHE BROKE THIS STORY AT NOON.TERRI, WHAT ELSE HAVE YOULEARNED?TERRI: I'VE LEARNED AARON RAJMANWAS SHOT IN THE HEAD WHEN HErtLUNGED OUT OF A CHAIR TOWARD THESUSPECT HOLDING A GUN ON HIMDURING THAT HOME INVASIOAND NOW, A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRLWHOSE MOTHER SAYS WASN'T EVENTHERE IS BEING CALLED THE MURDERrtMASTERMIND.>> THEY'VE ALREADY DESTROYED MYDAUGHTER BY DOING THIS.rtSHE'S 16 YEARS OLD.THIS IS EVERYWHERE ON THE MEDIA,EVERYONE'S CALLING ME BECAUSETHEY WANT TO FRONT PAGE THIS.rtTHEY HAVE THE WRONG PERSON.TERRI: JUDY CHURCH'S 16-YEAR-OLDDAUGHTER SUMMER CHURCH WASARRESTED FRIDAY MORNING ANDCHARGED WITH THE PREMEDITATEDMURDER AND HOME INVASION OFrt25-YEAR-OLD MMA FIGHTER AARONRAJMAN, BUT CHURCH SAYS HERDAUGHTER WASN'T EVEN THERE ANDrtNOT PART OF THE PLAN.>> I SAID THIS OUT LOUD -- SHE'SNOT THAT SMART.THEY SAID, OH YES, SHE IS.WE THINK SHE'S THE MASTERMINDBEHIND IT.rtTERRI: SUMMER'S EX-BOYFRIEND18-YEAR-OLD JACE SWINTON AND18-YEAR-OLD ROBERTO ORTIZ WEREALSO CHARGED IN THE MURDER. BUT CHURCH SAYS THE REALMASTERMINDS OF THE CRIME ARESTILL ON THE LOOSE.rtSHE SAYS ORTIZ AND THREE OTHERMEN FORCED SUMMER AT GUNPOINT TOCALL HER FRIEND RAJMAN JULY 3 TOSEE IF HE WERE AT HOME SO THEYCOULD ROB HIM.rtHE WASN'T HOME AND CHURCH SAYSTHE MEN LET SUMMER GO. SO WHY DIDN'T SHE CALL HERFRIEND BACK AND WARN HIM?>> SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH.rtTERRI: POLICE SAY FOUR MENINVADED RAJMAN'S HOUSE WHERETHERE WAS A FIGHT AND RAJMAN WASSHOT TO DEATH.rtCHURCH SAYS HER DAUGHTER SPENTHOURS FREELY TALKING TOrtDETECTIVES TELLING THEM WHAT SHEKNEW, BUT SHE CLAIMS THATDETECTIVES TOLD HER MOTHERSTRAIGHT UP THEY DIDN'T BELIEVEHER.>> ALL WE HAVE IS SUMMER ANDJACE.AND THE STATE ATTORNEY ISWILLING TO CHARGE THEM EACH ASrtADULTS FOR MURDER BECAUSE WEDON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE AND WETHINK SHE KNOWS SOMETHING ELSEAND I SAID SHE DOESN'T KNOWANYTHING ELSE.>> I JUST HOPE THEY KEEP LOOKINGrtAND FIND THE REAL PEOPLE THATSHOULD BE IN JAITERRI: STATE ATTORNEY DAVErtARONBERG PUT OUT A STATEMENTSAYING THAT THREE SUSPECTS WEREINDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY, SAYSITrt WAS A TARGETED ATTACK AND ISCOMMITTED FOR FURTHER JUSTICEFOR RAJMAN AND HIS FAMILY FROMTHEM.

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Update: All three suspects appeared in court on Saturday morning. They are currently in jail and being held without bond. The suspects have been charged with first degree murder. Jud Church said she was driving her daughter to school Friday morning when six unmarked Sheriff’s vehicles pulled her over, and pulled her daughter Summer from the car.“They said she was under arrest for murder,” said Church.Church was astonished – because she said her daughter had willingly talked to detectives three times since the July 3rd murder of her friend Aaron Rajman, and told them everything she knew.“They've already destroyed my daughter by doing this, she's 16-years-old, this is everywhere on the media, everyone's calling me because they want to front page this - they have the wrong person,” said Church.+Download WPBF 25 News App: Apple IOS | AndroidSummer Church is facing charges of premeditated capital murder, robbery and robbery home invasion with a firearm, for the shooting death of MMA fighter Rajman, 25. Also arrested, Summer’s ex-boyfriend, Jace Swinton, 18, and Roberto Ortiz, 18.But Judi Church said her daughter wasn’t at the home invasion, wasn’t in the car, wasn’t in on the plan.“I told detectives, I said this out loud: ‘she's not that smart.’ They said, ‘oh yes, she is, we think she's the mastermind behind it,’” said Church.Judi Church said the real masterminds of the murder are still on the loose. She said Ortiz, who her daughter didn’t know, and three other men forced Summer into a car at gunpoint and told her to call Rajman. She said they wanted to see if he were at home so they could rob him. Rajman answered and said he was out with his girlfriend, so Church said her daughter told the men he wasn’t home, and to let her out of the car.Church said Summer’s boyfriend at the time, Swinton was also in the car, but was threatened as well to go along with the others.She said Summer thought they had given up their plan, but admitted she wondered why her daughter didn’t call Rajman back and warn him, regardless.“She was scared to death,” Church said. “They threatened her. They threatened Jace. They know where we live.”Detectives said four men invaded Rajman’s house, where there was a fight, and Rajman was shot to death.The call from Summer was one of the last on Rajman’s phone, so detectives questioned her the next day. Church said Summer talked to detectives for hours three times, but at the end, they bluntly told her mother they didn’t believe her.“They said ‘all we have is Summer and Jace, and the State Attorney is willing to charge them each as adults for murder because we don't have anything else and we think she knows something else,” and I said ‘she doesn't know anything else,’” said Church.In a statement, State Attorney Dave Aronberg said, “This was no random act of violence. Mr. Rajman was targeted by these defendants, and we intend to seek justice for the victim and his family.” The three defendants will face first appearance Saturday.+Like Terri on Facebook | Follow Terri on Twitter