JACKSON COUNTY, Fla.(WDNews)– A Cottondale man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder and weapons charges.
Juan-Luis Cervantes entered a plea on April 22 to Attempted Second Degree Murder with a Firearm and Felon in Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition. His sentence will be followed by 10 years of probation.
The charges stem from a March 2023 shooting just outside Cottondale. The victim was shot in the head but survived.
Cervantes fled the scene, but was arrested later the same day after an anonymous tip led deputies to his vehicle near Sneads. His sentence will be followed by 10 years of probation.
Sheriff Donald Edenfield thanked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Sneads Police, and the 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office for their help in the case.
