Retired JSO officer accused of attempted manslaughter

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former corrections officer accused in a shooting on Lem Turner Road earlier this month was arrested Wednesday and booked on charges of attempted manslaughter, shooting into an occupied building or vehicle and battery, according to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office records.

James Edwin Brown, 61, was released on bond the next morning.

News4Jax has requested more documents about the shooting incident that resulted in Brown’s arrest.