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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…
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