Socialite Jasmine Hartin fears she could be thrown back in Belize jail as she tries to complete required 300 hours of community service

The infamous socialite convicted of accidentally shooting dead a Belize police chief fears she could be thrown back in jail for failing to complete her community service, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal. 

Jasmine Hartin was given a year to do 300 hours of unpaid work at the YMCA in dangerous Belize City after pleading guilty to the manslaughter by negligence of Superintendent Henry Jemmott. 

But when the blonde mom-of-two contacted the non-profit to offer up her services she says staff seemed to have no clue about the court order, leaving her in legal limbo. 

Hartin, 34, insists she's spent the past 11 months badgering both the YMCA and its sister organization, the YWCA, but neither will give her a job ahead of the May 31 deadline. 

The mix-up leaves her facing the wrath of Belize's Supreme Court for failing to complete a single minute of the punishment dished out to her for blasting Jemmott in the head while they fooled around with his service weapon.

'It's not through lack of trying. I have all the messages and emails proving that I've tried. I'm still actively trying but I'm not getting anywhere,' an exasperated Hartin told DailyMail.com.

'Arresting me for non-compliance of this order when it's entirely due to their lack of protocol would be disgraceful.

'It's always a worry, the authorities in Belize have proven they can strip me of my freedom unjustly at any time they wish.'

Hartin, whose estranged partner Andrew Ashcroft is the son of British Billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft, is still facing a wrongful death suit brought by Jemmott's family.

And she continues to battle for custody of her seven-year-old twins, who are now based in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where Andrew is working on a new hotel venture.

Giving an update of her life this past year, Hartin said she'd been living between Belize and Turks and Caicos, where she is working on a sustainable housing project.

'I'm with my mom. I feel a lot more settled. I've been healing from the whole trauma of everything that's happened,' she told DailyMail.com.

'I'm pursuing a new development in the Turks and Caicos. I have no time or interest in having a love life or a personal life right now. I'm very much married to my children.'

Hartin enjoyed an opulent expat lifestyle until Jemmott, 42, was found floating dead in the Caribbean Sea in May 2021.

The father-of-five was killed by a bullet to the head while enjoying a late-night drink on a secluded pier near the Ashcrofts' five-star Alaia Belize hotel on the island of Ambergris Caye.

Hartin has always insisted the Glock 17 went off by accident as Jemmott, a close friend tipped as a future leader of his nation's police force, was demonstrating how to use a weapon for protection.

The Canadian was arrested several times over the shooting, and again in May 2022 when she was accused of trying to orchestrate 'hits' on Belize Police Commissioner Chester Williams and the magistrate overseeing her child custody battle.

Police later admitted those allegations lacked any evidence and in April last year Hartin believed the worst of her legal woes were behind her when she pleaded guilty to manslaughter by negligence to avoid a custodial sentence.

She says she paid the $75,000 ($37,000 US) fine handed down by Justice Ricardo Sandcroft, which was a record sum for a criminal case in Belize.

She also recorded an audio clip discussing the 'dangers of drinking and making foolish decisions' which will be turned into a public service video outlining the dangers of mixing alcohol and firearms.

But it was when she contacted Executive Director Clara Cuellar and other senior officials at the YMCA to start her community service, that Hartin says she came unstuck.

'I've reached out directly to the YMCA in Belize City numerous times. No one would get back to me,' she insisted.

'They have no idea about me having to perform any kind of community service with their establishment.

'They're an NGO. They don't work for the government and until they have a court order, they are not accepting me for community service.'

It was a similar story when Hartin contacted a manager at the YWCA in Belmopan, the Belizean capital, to offer up her services, she claims. 

'She said she needed the go ahead from the court since my order says YMCA not YWCA,' Hartin added.

'We have contacted the Supreme Court registrar as well as two judges to no avail. We just sent another email last week asking for guidance.

'We have been given the runaround by everyone. I have complied with every single court order apart from the community service because I'm unable to do so.'

Hartin's account tallies with an October 2023 report from 7 News Belize which said that Cuellar was never notified about her working there.

When asked for comment, Cuellar told the station she had no idea what they were talking about and knew 'nothing' about Hartin's case.

The socialite's lawyer, Arthur Saldivar, told DailyMail.com it was the first time the Belize Supreme Court had ever dished out community service and there didn't appear to be any procedures in place to make it work.

'We are seeking to have this waived. It makes no sense to hold her hostage. The court has made a mistake,' he said.

Hartin still faces a common assault and drug possession charge stemming from the 2021 shooting but denies both offences, which are punishable by fines.

The Belize City YMCA and the Supreme Court did not respond to requests for comment.