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

Michael 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.

Headline Surfer photos by Henry Frederick / This surfer dude finds the perfect wave to glide with his board Saturday in the cool Atlantic waters off New Smyrna Beach while his friend waits for the next big wave.

Headline Surfer photos by Henry Frederick / Kaye Walker, shown at left, poses with a friend at her Holiday Charity Ball at the Brannon Center. Tia McDonald,  of Edgewater, shown in the front entranceway, was among a contingent of volunteers. 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A couple hundred people showed up for the 16th annual Holiday Charity Ball at the Brannon Center to help support Habitat for Humanity, the Council on Agings Meals on Wheels and the NSB Caps Scholarship Fund.

ORMOND BEACH -- Beginning today, the Nova Community Center will be closed due to gym maintenance. It will re-open for normal activities on Monday, Nov. 26, with regular business hours.

If you have any questions regarding the closure, please contact Ormond Beach Leisure Services at 386-676-3250.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Daytona Beach Police Department under the supervision of Chief Mike Chitwood made a series of prostitution-related arrests this week, but Headline Surfer can't provide the public with its own news report because the 24/7 Internet newspaper is being excluded from press releases and arrest/incident reports going out to other media outlets.