Yolo County DA praises the Department of Justice for expert assistance throughout the case
“Criminalists with the California Department of Justice provided expert testimony regarding evidence in this case. We are proud of the work that California DOJ criminalists do in labs throughout California. Their work is vital to public safety and criminal justice.”
–CSLEA President Alan Barcelona
WOODLAND – October 14, 2024,Andre Chevill Wilson, 56, of Elk Grove, was sentenced following his August 28, 2024, conviction by a Yolo County jury of
- two counts of attempted murder,
- two counts of shooting into an occupied vehicle,
- two counts of assault with an assault weapon or machine gun,
- two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm,
- possession of a machine gun,
- possession of an assault weapon,
- and four counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition.
The offenses occurred in the City of Davis at the westbound I-80 offramp at Mace Blvd., on February 10, 2022.
Wilson was driving a vehicle when he used two different weapons, a Glock handgun, which had been modified to fully automatic, and an AR-15 assault rifle, both with high-capacity magazines, to shoot at two other motorists who were taking the Mace Blvd. exit. After the shooting, Wilson crashed his vehicle into a fence and fled on foot. After an approximately two-hour search, a CHP K-9 officer located Wilson, with the AR-15 rifle, in some vegetation about 100 yards from his vehicle.
Wilson had four prior “strike” convictions, all in Alameda County, for manslaughter in 1992, assault with a deadly weapon with personal infliction of great bodily injury in 1999, weapon possession with a gang enhancement in 1999, and assault with a deadly weapon, to wit a firearm, in 2010.
The trial began on August 12, 2024, and the jury heard evidence from the victims, the investigating officers, and criminalists with the California Department of Justice. The jury reached its verdict on August 28, 2024, after about a day and a half of deliberation.
Wilson was sentenced to 228 years-to-life in prison, consisting of four indeterminate terms of 49-Life, 49-Life, 25-Life, and 25-Life, and an additional determinate term of 80 years.
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig praised the California Highway Patrol for its thorough investigation and the Department of Justice for expert assistance throughout the case.
Said Reisig, “Some offenders present a serious and clear danger to society. Our office is committed to prosecuting those who have demonstrated that they are unable to live peacefully within our community.”
