A man was quietly resentenced last year to 27 years in prison in the 2008 shooting that left a Jacksonville Jaguars player paralyzed.
on Riverside Avenue. He and a former player had met two women at a San Marco bar and followed them home so they could drop off their car. Collier was in a car when he was shot 14 times. He was left paralyzed and had a partial leg amputation.and charged with attempted first-degree murder. Prosecutors said Hartsfield went gunning for payback after Collier beat him up at a bar in April 2008.
The State Attorney’s Office released discovery evidence, including an interview with Stephfan Wilson, who said Hartsfield was with him the night he spotted Collier in San Marco. He told the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office that Hartsfield was “hellbent” on getting revenge on Collier for the April beatdown. Wilson said Hartsfield “prayed” for a chance at payback..
Collier testified but admitted he did not see the man who shot him. Hartsfield took the stand in his own defense and denied any involvement. He said Wilson lied to police to avoid going back to prison. The jury convicted Hartsfield and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole as a habitual offender. His conviction was affirmed by the First District Court of Appeals, claiming ineffective counsel and naming several witnesses who came forward in 2013 to say Wilson lied to JSO and lied on the stand so he wouldn’t have to go back to prison. One witness even said Wilson was with him the night Collier was shot. The appeals court denied the motion that same year.
FILE - Former Jaguars player Richard Collier talks about the support he received from the Justice Coalition after he was shot 14 times in 2008.
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