STARKE—A 19-year-old Lawtey man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting to shooting a 29-year-old victim at Lawtey’s Fast Track convenience store in 2022.
Blake C. Wyckoff pleaded to attempted second-degree murder. The offense carries a mandatory minimum 10-year sentence under Florida’s 10-20-life law.
Shortly after the Oct. 15, 2022, shooting, Bradford Sheriff’s Col. Brad Smith said Wyckoff and two of his friends were continuing a verbal dispute that started days earlier with 29-year-old Anthony Kulbacki.
While arguing in the parking lot, Wyckoff pulled out a 0.22-caliber handgun and fired six shots, hitting the 29-year-old victim several times in the chest and abdomen.
“We think alcohol may have been involved,” said Smith. “The argument involved some dispute about one of the individual’s family members.”
Smith said Wycoff is from Marion County but had been living in Lawtey. After the shooting, the gunman fled to his hometown, where Marion County deputies apprehended him.
According to court papers, the victim received six gunshot wounds to his chest and stomach. The injuries required extensive surgeries.
