BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The owner of a Berkeley County gun store was sentenced last week after he accidentally shot his friend and part-time employee in 2021.
Jon Whitley, owner of Coastal Firearms on Cainhoy Road, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was ordered on Friday, Oct. 17, to serve five days in jail from Nov. 1 – 5 every year for the next five years. In the meantime, he will be on probation until his sentence is complete.
Additionally, Whitley must complete 200 hours of community service with organizations that support military families who have lost a parent…