In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Brookhaven, Mississippi, the life of 36-year-old Maya Brown Wilson was tragically cut short. On April 28, 2019, police responded to a call of a shooting at a residence on Laird Circle. Inside the home, they discovered Wilson, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound.
Her husband, 48-year-old Charles Antoine Wilson, was at the scene and surrendered to the authorities without incident.
He was subsequently arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with his wife's death. The weapon used in the shooting appeared to be a handgun.
Following his arrest, Charles Wilson was held in the Lincoln County Jail. A judge set his bond at $250,000, noting Wilson's lifelong residency in the county and lack of a criminal record as reasons for not considering him a flight risk. The court scheduled a preliminary hearing to determine if there was probable cause to proceed with the manslaughter charge. Manslaughter, under Mississippi law, is defined as a killing without malice but in a cruel or unusual manner with a dangerous weapon.
