Juvenile charged as adult in aggravated battery case

BY JENNIFER CABRERA

Jay’lene Asheem Wilson, who just turned 18 a few weeks ago, has been charged as an adult for allegedly shooting Travis Michael Richardson, Jr., on December 27, 2021, when Wilson was a juvenile.

Charges filed in the case allege that Wilson shot Richardson with a handgun at Harbor Cove Apartments and that Wilson, who was previously convicted of a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, illegally possessed a handgun and ammunition.

Wilson is being held in the Alachua County Jail on $300,000 bail.

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  • 10,20,life. Use a gun and you’re done. Criminals need
    To know unequivocally that they are going away for
    A long time if they do a crime with a gun. Billboards should be up and an advertising campaign made to change their social behavior.

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