Century Man Sentenced For Fatal Backwoods Road Shooting

October 9, 2015

A Century man is headed to state prison for a January 31 shooting death on Backwoods Road in Century.

Jaran Britt Myles, 21, pleaded no contest and was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison to be followed by six years probation on a charge of manslaughter with a firearm in the death of a 20-year old Jonathan Ray Wilson.

One witness told deputies that “Run Run”, later identified as Myles, pulled out a gun and asked him if he was scared of it before taking the magazine out of the weapon and pointing it him. Myles then pulled the trigger of the gun, without the magazine, but it “dry fired”, he said.

The witness said Myles then pointed the gun to Wilson’s head after loading the magazine back into the gun. Wilson then adjusted the height of the gun to his head, “correcting the placement of the gun pointed at him,” an arrest report states.  The witness said when Wilson let go of the gun, Myles pulled the trigger and shot Wilson in the head.

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13 Responses to “Century Man Sentenced For Fatal Backwoods Road Shooting”

  1. Old Coach on October 11th, 2015 6:36 am

    @molinoman. Century has more than its share of crime. What about Molino? Not saying you are wrong about the town of Century as far as its criminal element goes however, seems I’ve read quite a bit about crime in Molino. Drugs are the biggest offender which leads to so many other crime issues in both Century and Molino. I respect your opinion on the matter. Huge crime problem all over Escambia County. All communities are having issues with the criminal element.

  2. say it aint so on October 9th, 2015 10:32 pm

    wowwwww so six years is all u get for taking a life in escambia county that sad i hope he think about what he has done

  3. Robin on October 9th, 2015 7:17 pm

    Rest in peace Johnathan, We love you. We probably want never know the truth but “yall” know and so does God. There will be questions to be answered in the end when judgment day comes. I know 6 years isn’t worth your life but it is what it is. May God bless him and his family. Heaven has gained amazing angle I bet you keep everyone smiling and laughing.
    FLY HIGH ” JON BOY”

    LOVE, YOUR DAD & ROB….

  4. bill on October 9th, 2015 10:45 am

    Ok for one this shouldn’t have happened but to all the ones sayn free run run well y’all need to shut up cause not a dang one of y’all was there for his court dates and no don’t try to say y’all was cause for fact y’all wasn’t , these boys was raised together and both family have lost love ones one family for ever and the other for 6 yrs then him and his family have to look in his face and know he/there child took a person life so before y’all post crazy crap make sure you think of what your sayn cause both family will see these comments so show a Lil respect pls my heart goes out to both families to jonboy mother I hope you find peace.now this is over and to run run family I hope y’all show him love and help him find his way and show him life doesn’t have to be this away always god bless both families

  5. chris on October 9th, 2015 10:05 am

    @molinoman: the new website could just link to NorthEscambia.com and save time and resources. Then prospective business owners can see what’s really going on!

  6. molinoman on October 9th, 2015 9:49 am

    This would make a nice page on the new $20k Century website, too.

  7. darrell on October 9th, 2015 8:40 am

    nother thug off the street YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

  8. Trishad on October 9th, 2015 7:57 am

    I am so glad that some of the commenters are not the Judge and/of The Jury, Read, listen to, and know the facts first, yes it was stupid and THEY should not have been playing Russian Roulette with the gun.

  9. Cindy on October 9th, 2015 7:18 am

    He killed that boy, it was know accident,

  10. lamia tinker on October 9th, 2015 7:15 am

    free you run run I love you and keep your head up…its gonna get better just pray about it love you brother in law .
    #r.i.p johnathan

  11. Me on October 9th, 2015 5:48 am

    6 Years? SIX YEARS!!!! That’s all he gets for intentionally killing someone? I’m betting we’ll be hearing his name in the news again before his probation is up! Probably even before his first 6 years in prison are up!

  12. Mark on October 9th, 2015 5:23 am

    Wow 6 years for killing someone. bet he left laughing at that judge.

  13. Oversight on October 9th, 2015 5:08 am

    Six years? A pitiful statement on what a life is worth in Escambia County.

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