A judge sentenced a Bradford County man to 179 days in jail with credit for 179 days already served and three years probation after the defendant pleaded to aggravated assault, discharging a firearm in public, tampering with evidence, and child abuse.
According to a Lawtey police arrest report, Blake Devontay Allen went to a Lawtey home to return property and struck the victim in the face after arriving at the house, causing the victim to fall back.
Witnesses said that during the ensuing fight, Allen took a firearm from another person on the scene and fired several rounds toward the residence. He then pointed the weapon toward the victim when a bystander shouted, “Don’t do it. He’s not worth it.” The defendant then fired several rounds in the air and left the scene.
Allen later told police that he tossed the gun into the Dollar General dumpster in Lawtey. However, officers found the firearm under a mattress in a shed on the defendant’s property.
