18-Year-Old Who Fatally Shot Another Teen In Bradenton To Spend Decades Behind Bars: Records

MANATEE COUNTY, FL — An 18-year-old who fatally shot a Bradenton teenager during a party last year will spend 20 years behind bars, according to Manatee County court records.

Carter Layne, who was 17 when he shot Jann Lastinmosa-Feeney to death at a backyard party in Bradenton on March 8, 2024, pleaded no contest to a manslaughter charge on July 18, records show.

After his prison sentence, which will include credit for time served, Layne will serve six months of house arrest followed by four-and-a-half years of probation.

The Parrish boy was among a group of teenagers gathered at the Bradenton home on 8th Avenue Drive W.

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Witnesses told investigators that Layne, who was drinking, was waving around a small revolver during the party, according to the probable cause affidavit.

One witness told the sheriff’s office that he asked Layne not to point the gun at him, as he was concerned it might accidentally go off.

Though Layne said it wasn’t loaded, the witness told him, “The number one rule of gun safety was always assume a gun is loaded,” the affidavit said.

Then, “in a joking manner,” Layne pointed the gun at the victim and pulled the trigger, shooting him in the chest, records show.

Most teens at the gathering ran from the home after the shooting, deputies said.