CJ Nelson Jr. Sentencing

CJ Nelson Jr. Sentencing: The sentencing of C.J. Nelson Jr. is scheduled for 9 a.m. before Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols at the Flagler County courthouse, Courtroom 401. Nelson pleaded to manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of 18-month-old Ja’Liyah Allen at 2 Ranwood Lane in September 2023. It’s an open plea, which leaves the sentence, which can be up to 30 years in prison, at the discretion of the judge.