Mindy Osteen Pleads Guilty to Murder | Gainesville News

Mindy Osteen has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and multiple felonies in the July shooting death of Christopher Jones outside a Starke daycare — the incident occurred while she was picking up her two children. The plea deal avoids trial and carries a staggering 100-year sentence with no contact ordered for her and Jones’ family. Charges also include aggravated assault with a firearm, being a felon in possession of a gun, firearm proximity to a school, and shooting into a vehicle. Jones’ great-aunt Phyllis Sands revealed the family initially sought the death penalty but ultimately accepted life without parole as the longer sentence under Florida law. Sands also shared the devastating impact on the two young boys who witnessed the shooting — now adopted by non-family members — and expressed the family’s hope Osteen will never walk free. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/681a9bee0a866aab