JACK PANYARD | LNP Staff Writer
Jayden Whitlock, 20, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property, endangering the welfare of children and two other charges for a June 2, 2024, shooting in his family’s home. Whitlock’s 3-year-old brother picked up a stolen Glock model 23 .40-caliber pistol lying in Whitlock’s bedroom and shot himself in the head.
Whitlock’s attorney, Rian Thompson, said Whitlock has been on house arrest since June awaiting his plea, and his family wants him to stay home and avoid prison. Assistant District Attorney Cody Wade asked Reinaker for prison time to underscore the seriousness of the crime…