Teen jailed for shooting father

Jay student accused of trying to kill father after family puts stop to ‘inappropriate’ texts

A Jay teen was arrested and faces multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, when authorities responding to a 911 call discovered his father with a gunshot wound in Jay Sunday.

Jackson Shane Baxley, 15, 15024 Highway 89, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted felony murder and one count attempted arson and making a firebomb against his parents when deputies responding to a 911 call from the residence arrived and discovered Jackson's father, David Baxley, had suffered a gunshot wound to his upper left thigh.

According to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report, J...