CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Two of the three people accused of plotting to murder two men entered into plea deals and were sentenced this week.

Kelly Schiano and Everett Harper were both charged with criminal conspiracy to commit murder.

Schiano pled guilty on Thursday, one day after Harper entered a plea of no contest.

The two were accused of hiring a third man - Justin Casagranda - to gun down Mario Schiano and Anthony Galeotti.

Mario was the husband of Kelly Schiano.

The murders occurred on Jan. 24, 2024, at a home on Trails End Road in Punta Gorda.

According to detectives, the couple planned the killings and enlisted the help of Casagranda, a friend of the family, to carry out the murders.

Following the plea deals, Schiano was sentenced to 17 years in prison plus 10 years of

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