On Tuesday, September 20, Marcus "Marc" Wilson was sentenced to the maximum of ten years in prison for the offense of committing involuntary manslaughter in the death of Haley Hutcheson.
Both the State and the defense presented their sentencing arguments and brought witnesses, beginning at 2pm in Statesboro. The decision was handed down around 4:45pm.
Wilson will not be sentenced as a first offender but will be granted time served for the months he spent in custody during the pretrial period. He was in the Bulloch County Jail for 21 months prior to his trial.
Trial and Coverage Recap
On August 31, 2022, a jury found Wilson guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Hutcheson but found him not guilty on all other charges, including felony murder and five counts of aggravated assault.
Wilson, now 23, was charged in the death of 17-year-old Hutcheson of Claxton after a shooting incident on Veterans Memorial Parkway during the night of June 13-14, 2020. Wilson turned himself in to police on June 16, 2020.
While Wilson did not testify during the trial, his legal team maintained that he acted in self-defense, after the occupants of the truck in which Hutcheson was a passenger threatened him and his girlfriend with their vehicle after making racially-charged comments.
Wilson was represented by attorneys Francys Johnson, Martha Hall, Mawuli Davis, and Nefertara Clark.
Assistant District Attorney Barclay Black of the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit led the prosecution, with Judge Ronnie Thompson presiding.
Grice Connect’s previous coverage of the case:
June 17, 2020 Arrest in Haley Hutcheson homicide investigation
July 7, 2020 COVID-19 positive witnesses shuts down bond hearing and courthouse annex
July 10, 2020 Heavy police presence on the east side of Statesboro this morning
August 17, 2020 Watch Marcus Wilson hearing live
August 18, 2020 LIVE FEED of Marcus Wilson first appearance hearing
March 5, 2022 Marcus Wilson released from Bulloch County jail after 21 months
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