Jacksonville, Fla. — A Jacksonville man will spend the next five years on probation for the shooting death of a teenager.
Damon Wilson pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges on March 4.
In February of 2024, Wilson went to Layla Johnson’s house with an AR-15-style rifle.
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Investigators said he told Johnson, 16, about a malfunction with the weapon. While handling the gun, it fired, hitting Johnson in the head.
Wilson, 28, was sentenced to a year in jail, with credit for time served. Plus five years probation.
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