BATON ROUGE — A teen accused of shooting a man who said he was defending his daughter from being mocked outside their home on Newcastle Avenue pleaded guilty to lesser charges on Monday.
Jerry Huggins, 19, was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon for the March shooting of Corey Breaux. On Monday, he accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to aggravated second-degree battery and illegal use of weapons.
Breaux told WBRZ he went outside to protect his daughter, who had been bullied by a group of teenagers, when he was shot three times, leaving him with significant injuries…