Her brother, her mentor's killer

DADE CITY -- Catrina Ceazer, one of Alfredie Steele Jr.'s sisters, is the first family member to take the stand. She is a corrections officer at the Hernando County jail.

She grew up in Lacoochee and owes her start in law enforcement to the man her brother is convicted of killing: Pasco sheriff's Lt. Charles "Bo" Harrison.

He even helped her pass a key firearms qualification test she had failed.

"He asked me if I had any problems he would help me," she said. "He wanted me to pursue my career."

Then she talked about her brother.

"He's very quiet," Ceazar said. "He loved me and protected me, especially from the boys. He was very nice and outspoken. He wouldn't hurt nobody."

-- JAMAL THALJI