A 22-year-old contractor who showed up optimistic for his first day on the job at the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Jacksonville ended up bleeding from a stab wound to the chest before he ever finished his shift. Now, nearly a year later, Antoine Autry’s family has sued the beer giant, claiming the company’s failure to secure its own facility cost him his life.
The wrongful-death lawsuit, filed Oct. 1, accuses Anheuser-Busch of failing to reasonably inspect, monitor or control people entering the facility with knives or other weapons, according to First Coast News. The family also alleges the company did not maintain an adequate security presence to respond to dangerous situations and that Autry did not receive timely emergency medical assistance once he was hurt.
Autry and fellow contractor Jason Guthrie were both working their first day at the plant when the stabbing happened, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. First Coast News reported the attack occurred Oct. 30, 2025, at the facility on Busch Drive, while Jacksonville.com reported the date as Oct. 31, 2025; the exact date remains unclear across the two accounts.
Officers Found Autry With a Chest Wound
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers responded to the plant around 4:30 p.m. after a report of a stabbing and found Autry with a stab wound to his chest. He later died at a hospital. Guthrie was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and has since entered a plea of not guilty, the station’s report states…