Teen sentenced in high school wrestler's death

Kimberly Kuizon reports.

BRADENTON, Fla. - A Manatee County teen was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison in the March 2024 shooting death of high school wrestler, Jann Michael Feeney – also known as J.M.

Carter Layne's sentence will also be followed by six months of house arrest and 4 ½ years of probation. The defendant said the shooting was an accident and entered a plea of no contest to manslaughter in Feeney's death.

The backstory:

Feeney, a beloved Manatee High School student and wrestler, was killed when Layne pointed a pistol at his chest and pulled the trigger.

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"Carter pointed a loaded gun at J.M., and he killed him. He also killed me.

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