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Daytona Beach man gets minimum 25 years in prison for shooting ex's new boyfriend

Prosecutor: Bullet remains lodged in victim's liver nearly 18 months later

Michael Wynn sentenced to prison in Daytona BeachMichael Elijah Wynn, now 33, will have to wait until he's at least 58 years old before he has any hope of being released from prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend's lover multiple times outside a Daytona Beach apartment complex with one of the bullets still lodged in the victim's liver.

DAYTONA BEACH -- A man's jealous rage has landed him in prison for a minimum of 25 years in prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend's beau.

It took a jury two and a half hours to find Michael Elijah Wynn guilty as charged to attempted second-degree murder with a firearm and aggravated battery with a firearm, both first-degree felonies, in the April 26, 2011, shooting of Carlton Jones Jr., who was dating his ex-girlfriend.

Because the near-killing involved a gun, Circuit Judge R. Michael Hutcheson sentenced Wynn to 30 years prison with a minimum mandatory of 25 years, immediately after the jury's verdict Wednesday in the three-day trial.

Name calling comes with the territory

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A "surprise" private party was held Monday night for former City Commissioner Jim Hathaway at Mayor Adam Barringer's beachside restaurant, SoNapa Grille, attended by his former elected colleagues, top administrative staff, including the city manager, fire chief, interim fire chief and city attorney, along with prominent civic and business leaders.

Altamonte Springs man arrested on charges of possessing child pornography

FDLE: Several thousand porn images located on home computer

Child porn in Altamonte Springs residenceAlan Smith of Altamonte Springs charged with 10 counts of child porn possessionFDLE agents, along with Altamonte Springs cops, obtained a search warrant and then moved in on the 582 Sable Palms Circle residence of 34-year-old Alan Smith where they said they found several thousand child porn images in his desktop computer on Tuesday.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS -- A 34-year-old Altamonte Springs man has been arrested on charges of possession of child pornography for allegedly having several thousand porn images of children on his home computer, officials with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said.