'I shoulder the blame every single day': Negligent Jacksonville mom sentenced
Amanda Guthrie had faced an aggravated manslaughter charge in the accidental shooting death of daughter Ayva Guthrie, 14. She's sentenced to prison.
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Amanda Guthrie had faced an aggravated manslaughter charge in the accidental shooting death of daughter Ayva Guthrie, 14. She's sentenced to prison.
Ricocheting bullet killed Jacksonville teen, forensics consultant says Amanda Guthrie, 34, faces a list of charges in the shooting death of her teenage daughter, Avya Published: Updated: Tags: Ayva Guthrie (Family photo provided to WJXT) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The defense for a Jacksonville mother charged in the shooting death of her 14-year-old daughter filed new court documents this week suggesting the teen’s killing was the result of a ricocheting bullet. A forensic report commissioned by Amanda Guthrie’s attorney concluded the range and trajectory of the gunshot wound that kille...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A tragedy in Arlington: The father of a 14-year-old girl shot and killed wants answers, more than two months after her death. Ayva Guthrie was a freshman at Sandalwood High School and a rising star on the basketball team. She had just become a big sister three weeks before her death. Ayva was small, but her personality was large. “She was playing basketball, so we’re pushing for an academic and athletic scholarship, which would be great for her, for her future,” Aaron Begier, her father, told News4Jax. “I wanted everything for her. I wanted her to get married, h...
Judge sets $200K bond for Jacksonville mom jailed in daughter's shooting death The judge set Amanda Guthrie’s bond at $200,000 and ordered her to remain under house arrest. Author: Anne Schindler Updated: 6:04 PM EST February 19, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A woman accused of killing her 14-year-old daughter with a gunshot to the head was in court Friday morning asking to be released from jail on bond. Amanda Guthrie, 34, was arrested Jan. 19 following what her lawyer calls an accidental shooting. Guthrie bonded out of jail while her daughter, Ayva, was hospi...