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Jonathan Rowles Verdict

Jonathan Rowles, 15, walks out of trial where the verdict of his case was decided while an unidentified person, center, blocks a cameraman from filming at a Collier County courtroom on Friday, January 4, 2013 in Naples, Fla. The judge ruled that Rowles is delinquent, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, of shooting and killing his mother Kelly Ann Rowles, 39, inside their residence in 2010. The Judge said he did not believe Rowles intensionally killed his mother, but that he was negligent because he understood how to use the gun, and the consequences of pulling the trigger.

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Jonathan Rowles, 15, walks out of trial where the verdict of his case was decided while an unidentified person, center, blocks a cameraman from filming at a Collier County courtroom on Friday, January 4, 2013 in Naples, Fla. The judge ruled that Rowles is delinquent, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, of shooting and killing his mother Kelly Ann Rowles, 39, inside their residence in 2010. The Judge said he did not believe Rowles intensionally killed his mother, but that he was negligent because he understood how to use the gun, and the consequences of pulling the trigger.

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  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Jonathan Rowles, 15, sits in a Collier County courtroom moments before the verdict is decided about his juvenile case on Friday, January 4, 2013 in Naples, Fla. The Judge found Rowles delinquent, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, of manslaughter. Although the judge did not believe Rowles intensionally killed his mother, he did believe he was negligent because he understood how to use the gun, as well as the consequences of pulling the trigger of the gun. Rowles will remain free until his disposition, the juvenile equivalent of sentencing, hearing on February 12.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Assistant State Attorney Tammy Wilson, left, and Assistant State Attorney, Tom Gorman III, right, prepare for the start of the Jonathan Rowles trial where the verdict will be decided about his juvenile case on Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples, Fla. The judge ruled that Rowles is delinquent, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, of shooting and killing his mother Kelly Ann Rowles, 39, inside their residence in 2010. The Judge said he did not believe Rowles intensionally killed his mother, but that he was negligent because he understood how to use the gun, as well as the consequences of pulling the trigger. Rowles will remain free until his disposition, the juvenile equivalent of sentencing, hearing on February 12.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Jonathan Rowles, 15, takes his seat at the start of the trial where the verdict is decided about his juvenile case on Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples, Fla. The judge ruled that Rowles is delinquent, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, of shooting and killing his mother Kelly Ann Rowles, 39, inside their residence in 2010. The Judge said he did not believe Rowles intensionally killed his mother, but that he was negligent because he understood how to use the gun, and the consequences of pulling the rifles trigger. Rowles will remain free until his disposition, the juvenile equivalent of sentencing, hearing on February 12.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Jonathan Rowles, 15, signs paperwork with his grandmother standing behind him after the verdict is decided about his juvenile case on Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples, Fla. The judge ruled that Rowles is delinquent, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, of shooting and killing his mother Kelly Ann Rowles, 39, inside their residence in 2010. The Judge said he did not believe Rowles intensionally killed his mother, but that he was negligent because he understood how to use the gun, and the consequences of of pulling the guns trigger. Rowles will remain free until his disposition, the juvenile equivalent of sentencing, hearing on February 12.
  • Dania Maxwell/Staff Jonathan Rowles's grandmother, second left, sits in a Collier County courtroom moments before the verdict is decided about her grandson's juvenile case on Friday, January 4, 2013 in Naples, Fla. The Judge found Rowles delinquent, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, of manslaughter. Although the judge did not believe Rowles intensionally killed his mother, he did believe he was negligent because he understood how to use the gun, and the consequences of pulling the rifles trigger. Rowles will remain free until his disposition, the juvenile equivalent of sentencing, hearing on February 12.
  • Jonathan Rowles, 15, walks out of trial where the verdict of his case was decided while an unidentified person, center, blocks a cameraman from filming at a Collier County courtroom on Friday, January 4, 2013 in Naples, Fla. The judge ruled that Rowles is delinquent, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, of shooting and killing his mother Kelly Ann Rowles, 39, inside their residence in 2010. The Judge said he did not believe Rowles intensionally killed his mother, but that he was negligent because he understood how to use the gun, and the consequences of pulling the trigger.

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