Overview
- The Elmore County jury returned the manslaughter verdict on Nov. 7 after a four-day trial.
- Prosecutors said the shooting followed a predawn dispute in Deatsville on Feb. 27, 2023.
- Witness accounts described Gosdin pistol-whipping a driver before a shot struck 19-year-old Christian “Jace” Baker in the groin.
- Baker died at the scene after telling a 911 operator, “Jason shot me,” according to the district attorney.
- Judge Amanda Baxley will handle sentencing, and the district attorney characterized the case as a consequence of reckless gun violence.