Jury To Decide Fate Of Georgia Man Who Says Teenagers In Truck Shouting Profanities Led To Fatal Shooting

Marc Wilson, 23, faces life in prison if convicted of felony murder in the slaying of Haley Hutcheson. Jury deliberations began Tuesday afternoon after prosecutors and defense attorneys made their closing arguments in Bulloch County Superior Court. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Defense attorneys acknowledged that Wilson of Sharpsburg fired the shot that killed Hutcheson in a drive-by shooting through the southeast Georgia town of Statesboro on the night of June 24, 2020. However, they insisted that Wilson was justified in opening fire in self-defense. “Mr. Wilson did what any reasonable person would do under the circumstances” to save his and his girlfriend’s lives, defense attorney Frances Johnson told the court. Prosecutors said Wilson had no justification for firing a gun into traffic and could have escaped if he was harassed by another driver. One of the bullets he fired went through the back window of the truck and struck Hutcheson of Reidsville in the head. She died after her friends took her to the hospital. “He inserted the firearm, he inserted the bullets,” prosecutor Barclay Black told jurors. “He committed the aggravated assault … to cause her death, which makes it a felony murder.” RELATED STORIES Wilson, the son of a black father and a white mother, and his white girlfriend had just gotten food from a Taco Bell about 12:30 a.m. when the truck pulled up next to Wilson’s much smaller Ford Focus. Wilson told police the truck tried to run his car off the road as white teenagers inside yelled racial slurs. The story continues “Me and my girlfriend were really scared that night,” Wilson told police in a taped interview played for the trial jurors. He said that when the truck continued to turn toward his car, “I didn’t know what else to do, so I grabbed my piece and shot under the vehicle.” Three shell casings recovered by police from the scene were matched to Wilson’s gun, investigators said during a four-day trial. The driver of the pickup truck and two passengers who took the witness stand denied threatening or otherwise challenging Wilson. They also admitted that they had been drinking that night, although they denied being drunk. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] “Over the course of six or seven hours, I had a maximum of six beers,” testified truck driver Mason Glisson. “How drunk can you be?” One of the truck’s passengers, Luke Conley, refused to testify citing his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself. He was charged with obstruction after police said he gave conflicting information to investigators about the shooting. Rigon, Wilson’s girlfriend at the time, testified that she did not hear any racial slurs before the shooting. But he recalled being startled when the truck “started pulling into our lane.” “He was coming up and coming back to stay there with us,” Rigdon said. “I remember we were done with the strips. That’s when Mark shot up, to say, “Hey, leave us alone.” IN OTHER NEWS

title: “Jury To Decide Fate Of Georgia Man Who Says Teenagers In Truck Shouting Profanities Led To Fatal Shooting Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-08” author: “Dorothy Garcia”

Marc Wilson, 23, faces life in prison if convicted of felony murder in the slaying of Haley Hutcheson. Jury deliberations began Tuesday afternoon after prosecutors and defense attorneys made their closing arguments in Bulloch County Superior Court. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Defense attorneys acknowledged that Wilson of Sharpsburg fired the shot that killed Hutcheson in a drive-by shooting through the southeast Georgia town of Statesboro on the night of June 24, 2020. However, they insisted that Wilson was justified in opening fire in self-defense. “Mr. Wilson did what any reasonable person would do under the circumstances” to save his and his girlfriend’s lives, defense attorney Frances Johnson told the court. Prosecutors said Wilson had no justification for firing a gun into traffic and could have escaped if he was harassed by another driver. One of the bullets he fired went through the back window of the truck and struck Hutcheson of Reidsville in the head. She died after her friends took her to the hospital. “He inserted the firearm, he inserted the bullets,” prosecutor Barclay Black told jurors. “He committed the aggravated assault … to cause her death, which makes it a felony murder.” RELATED STORIES Wilson, the son of a black father and a white mother, and his white girlfriend had just gotten food from a Taco Bell about 12:30 a.m. when the truck pulled up next to Wilson’s much smaller Ford Focus. Wilson told police the truck tried to run his car off the road as white teenagers inside yelled racial slurs. The story continues “Me and my girlfriend were really scared that night,” Wilson told police in a taped interview played for the trial jurors. He said that when the truck continued to turn toward his car, “I didn’t know what else to do, so I grabbed my piece and shot under the vehicle.” Three shell casings recovered by police from the scene were matched to Wilson’s gun, investigators said during a four-day trial. The driver of the pickup truck and two passengers who took the witness stand denied threatening or otherwise challenging Wilson. They also admitted that they had been drinking that night, although they denied being drunk. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] “Over the course of six or seven hours, I had a maximum of six beers,” testified truck driver Mason Glisson. “How drunk can you be?” One of the truck’s passengers, Luke Conley, refused to testify citing his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself. He was charged with obstruction after police said he gave conflicting information to investigators about the shooting. Rigon, Wilson’s girlfriend at the time, testified that she did not hear any racial slurs before the shooting. But he recalled being startled when the truck “started pulling into our lane.” “He was coming up and coming back to stay there with us,” Rigdon said. “I remember we were done with the strips. That’s when Mark shot up, to say, “Hey, leave us alone.” IN OTHER NEWS

title: “Jury To Decide Fate Of Georgia Man Who Says Teenagers In Truck Shouting Profanities Led To Fatal Shooting Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-27” author: “Matt Palmer”

Marc Wilson, 23, faces life in prison if convicted of felony murder in the slaying of Haley Hutcheson. Jury deliberations began Tuesday afternoon after prosecutors and defense attorneys made their closing arguments in Bulloch County Superior Court. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Defense attorneys acknowledged that Wilson of Sharpsburg fired the shot that killed Hutcheson in a drive-by shooting through the southeast Georgia town of Statesboro on the night of June 24, 2020. However, they insisted that Wilson was justified in opening fire in self-defense. “Mr. Wilson did what any reasonable person would do under the circumstances” to save his and his girlfriend’s lives, defense attorney Frances Johnson told the court. Prosecutors said Wilson had no justification for firing a gun into traffic and could have escaped if he was harassed by another driver. One of the bullets he fired went through the back window of the truck and struck Hutcheson of Reidsville in the head. She died after her friends took her to the hospital. “He inserted the firearm, he inserted the bullets,” prosecutor Barclay Black told jurors. “He committed the aggravated assault … to cause her death, which makes it a felony murder.” RELATED STORIES Wilson, the son of a black father and a white mother, and his white girlfriend had just gotten food from a Taco Bell about 12:30 a.m. when the truck pulled up next to Wilson’s much smaller Ford Focus. Wilson told police the truck tried to run his car off the road as white teenagers inside yelled racial slurs. The story continues “Me and my girlfriend were really scared that night,” Wilson told police in a taped interview played for the trial jurors. He said that when the truck continued to turn toward his car, “I didn’t know what else to do, so I grabbed my piece and shot under the vehicle.” Three shell casings recovered by police from the scene were matched to Wilson’s gun, investigators said during a four-day trial. The driver of the pickup truck and two passengers who took the witness stand denied threatening or otherwise challenging Wilson. They also admitted that they had been drinking that night, although they denied being drunk. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] “Over the course of six or seven hours, I had a maximum of six beers,” testified truck driver Mason Glisson. “How drunk can you be?” One of the truck’s passengers, Luke Conley, refused to testify citing his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself. He was charged with obstruction after police said he gave conflicting information to investigators about the shooting. Rigon, Wilson’s girlfriend at the time, testified that she did not hear any racial slurs before the shooting. But he recalled being startled when the truck “started pulling into our lane.” “He was coming up and coming back to stay there with us,” Rigdon said. “I remember we were done with the strips. That’s when Mark shot up, to say, “Hey, leave us alone.” IN OTHER NEWS

title: “Jury To Decide Fate Of Georgia Man Who Says Teenagers In Truck Shouting Profanities Led To Fatal Shooting Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Charles Morgan”

Marc Wilson, 23, faces life in prison if convicted of felony murder in the slaying of Haley Hutcheson. Jury deliberations began Tuesday afternoon after prosecutors and defense attorneys made their closing arguments in Bulloch County Superior Court. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Defense attorneys acknowledged that Wilson of Sharpsburg fired the shot that killed Hutcheson in a drive-by shooting through the southeast Georgia town of Statesboro on the night of June 24, 2020. However, they insisted that Wilson was justified in opening fire in self-defense. “Mr. Wilson did what any reasonable person would do under the circumstances” to save his and his girlfriend’s lives, defense attorney Frances Johnson told the court. Prosecutors said Wilson had no justification for firing a gun into traffic and could have escaped if he was harassed by another driver. One of the bullets he fired went through the back window of the truck and struck Hutcheson of Reidsville in the head. She died after her friends took her to the hospital. “He inserted the firearm, he inserted the bullets,” prosecutor Barclay Black told jurors. “He committed the aggravated assault … to cause her death, which makes it a felony murder.” RELATED STORIES Wilson, the son of a black father and a white mother, and his white girlfriend had just gotten food from a Taco Bell about 12:30 a.m. when the truck pulled up next to Wilson’s much smaller Ford Focus. Wilson told police the truck tried to run his car off the road as white teenagers inside yelled racial slurs. The story continues “Me and my girlfriend were really scared that night,” Wilson told police in a taped interview played for the trial jurors. He said that when the truck continued to turn toward his car, “I didn’t know what else to do, so I grabbed my piece and shot under the vehicle.” Three shell casings recovered by police from the scene were matched to Wilson’s gun, investigators said during a four-day trial. The driver of the pickup truck and two passengers who took the witness stand denied threatening or otherwise challenging Wilson. They also admitted that they had been drinking that night, although they denied being drunk. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] “Over the course of six or seven hours, I had a maximum of six beers,” testified truck driver Mason Glisson. “How drunk can you be?” One of the truck’s passengers, Luke Conley, refused to testify citing his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself. He was charged with obstruction after police said he gave conflicting information to investigators about the shooting. Rigon, Wilson’s girlfriend at the time, testified that she did not hear any racial slurs before the shooting. But he recalled being startled when the truck “started pulling into our lane.” “He was coming up and coming back to stay there with us,” Rigdon said. “I remember we were done with the strips. That’s when Mark shot up, to say, “Hey, leave us alone.” IN OTHER NEWS