PATRICE GEORGE SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN DEADLY POMPANO BEACH NEIGHBOR SH00TING; APPEAL REJECTED

BY PALM BEACH & BROWARD MUGSHOTS LLC

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Patrice George is serving a 30-year Florida prison sentence in connection with the fatal sh00ting of her longtime neighbor, Derrick Givings, after an appellate court rejected her attempt to overturn the Broward County case.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment and sentence on April 1, 2026. The court issued its mandate on April 29, formally concluding the appeal.

30 YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWED BY PROBATION

George changed her plea during a May 6, 2025, hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Michael Rothschild.

According to the sentencing order, George was committed to the Florida Department of Corrections for 30 years, followed by 10 years of probation.

George attempted to withdraw her plea almost immediately. Court records show that she filed multiple requests to vacate or reconsider the plea and sentence during May and June 2025.

After appointing conflict-free counsel and directing prosecutors to respond, the court denied her motion to withdraw the plea on June 26, 2025. George filed her appeal several days later.

The appellate court affirmed the lower court’s decision without issuing a detailed written analysis.

THE FATAL SH00TING

The case began shortly before 1 p.m. on February 13, 2024, when Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a ShotSpotter alert near Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest Seventh Street in Pompano Beach.

Deputies found 42-year-old Derrick Givings suffering from gunsh0t wounds outside his residence.

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue transported Givings to Broward Health North, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 1:20 p.m.

Investigators encountered George at the scene and initially transported her to the Broward Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Building for questioning. She was subsequently arrested and initially charged with first-degree murder with a firearm.

NEIGHBORS SINCE CHILDHOOD

An arrest-warrant affidavit states that George told detectives she had known Givings since she was six years old and had lived across the street from him for most of her teenage and adult life.

George reportedly said tensions between the neighbors intensified in 2017 after guests attending a memorial gathering for her mother parked near Givings’ property. She claimed Givings confronted the guests while walking what she described as an aggressive dog.

According to the affidavit, George later blamed Givings for a series of unusual incidents around her home, including items being moved, unexplained odors, damaged bedding and dead pests. Investigators noted that George reported no evidence of forced entry but nevertheless believed Givings was responsible.

WHAT GEORGE TOLD DETECTIVES

On the day of the sh00ting, George told investigators she was cleaning a rental vehicle in her carport when she noticed Givings sitting in his truck across the street.

She said she returned inside because she wanted to wait for him to leave. George alleged that Givings later began pacing in his yard before walking toward her home in what she perceived as an aggressive manner.

George told detectives that she ran to her bedroom and armed herself with an AR-style pistol as Givings approached her front door.

Investigators ultimately concluded that George sh0t Givings. She was detained at the scene, questioned and formally booked into the Broward County jail.

APPEAL NOW CLOSED

The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed George’s case on April 1, 2026. Its mandate followed on April 29, leaving the 30-year prison term and subsequent 10 years of probation in place.

The case is State of Florida v. Patrice George, Broward County case number 2024-CF-001848. Her appellate case was 4D2025-2032.

The appellate decision is available through the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal.

All individuals are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.