Bryan Daniel Noone, a 40-year-old White man from Gray Court, South Carolina, was a United States Navy veteran known for his generosity and adventurous spirit. A skilled auto body and paint repairman, he was a proud member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. According to his family, Bryan was an extraordinary husband, father, brother, and friend who loved deeply and was always the first to offer a helping hand.
He was married to his wife, Amber, for 18 years, and they had two children, Brayden and Baylee.
On the night of Friday, June 27, 2025, a dispute described by authorities as a pre-planned fight escalated into deadly violence in Simpsonville. The incident began at a home on Waterton Way, where 30-year-old Matthew Donavon Deese and his young daughter were visiting 38-year-old Michael Jared Wilson. During an argument, Wilson assaulted Deese with a metal bat, striking him in the head and upper torso. Deese left the residence but returned a short time later.
Upon Deese’s return, both he and Wilson presented firearms, and shots were fired. In the exchange of gunfire, three people were struck. Bryan Noone sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Greenville County Coroner's Office later ruled his death a homicide. Deese and his daughter were also wounded. They left the Waterton Way home and were later found at a 7-Eleven on Harrison Bridge Road. From there, they were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office arrested both Deese and Wilson in connection with the shooting. Matthew Donavon Deese was charged with murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and unlawful neglect of a child. Michael Jared Wilson was charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Both men were taken to the Greenville County Detention Center.
In October 2025, Deese appeared in court for a bond hearing. His defense attorneys argued that the shooting was justified under South Carolina's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law, stating that Wilson had initiated the confrontation. The state argued that Deese became the aggressor when he left the scene only to return with a gun, making him a danger to the community. A judge denied Deese's request for bond. As of October 2025, the murder and related charges against him remain pending.
