Jacksonville teen accused of stabbing, shooting grandmother pleads not guilty

Logan Mott, the Neptune Beach teen accused of fatally stabbing and shooting his grandmother, Kristina French, pleaded not guilty in court on Monday morning.

Mott, 15, is being charged with second-degree murder with a fire arm as well as grand theft auto.

On Nov. 22, Logan Mott was the subject of a Florida Missing Child Alert, along with French, his grandmother.

Logan's father and girlfriend returned home from a vacation on Nov. 22 and were not picked up at the airport by French as previously discussed. They took an Uber to Logan's father's Neptune Beach home and found it was ransacked and guns were taken from the gun safe.

Police began searching the Neptune Beach home, as well as French's Mayport home. The search continued until Friday afternoon, when authorities announced that they had found what was likely French's body in a shallow grave in the backyard of the Neptune Beach home.

At that time, sources told Action News Jax that Logan, the guns and the Dodge Dart mentioned in the Florida Missing Child Alert were still missing. Police issued a warrant for his arrest on a charge of auto theft and said Logan and the Dodge Dart were spotted on video surveillance in south central Pennsylvania.

Late on Nov. 24, Logan Mott was taken into custody in Buffalo, New York, after he tried to enter into Canada. Authorities said he made a wrong turn on the Peace Bridge.

On Nov. 26, JSO announced that the Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the body found in the Neptune Beach backyard was French. Logan Mott he was scheduled to appear in court on Monday, but his hearing was rescheduled.

Mott had his first appearance in court in Jacksonville on Dec. 6, where he was ordered held without bond.

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