CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Douglas Jackson, 27, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to reckless homicide related to a young woman’s boating death in 2013.
According to court documents, Jackson was originally indicted for second degree murder but pleaded guilty to the amended charge of reckless homicide on May 8, 2017.
Jackson was initially charged with vehicular homicide, tampering with or fabricating evidence, possession/purchase of alcohol for minors, and violation of boating registration. His other charges were dismissed as part of a settlement, according to court records.
21-year-old Stephanie Burns was killed in June of 2013 when she was caught in the propeller of a boat on the Cumberland River. 20-year-old Aaron Santoya was also injured.