The trial of a New York City man accused of fatally shooting another New Yorker in Carrollton two years ago has again been postponed, this time to late May.
Travis Lewis Wilson, 24, was originally set for a four-day trial starting June 23. It was postponed to Dec. 9 after his attorney’s request for a court-appointed firearms expert was approved. According to Isle of Wight County Commonwealth’s Attorney Georgette Phillips, who is prosecuting the case, the trial was moved again to May 26-29 after one of the defense witnesses was unavailable during the second week of December.
Isle of Wight County sheriff’s deputies allege Wilson, of New York’s Brooklyn borough, shot and killed Queens resident Marvin Guilaume-Sam, 30, during a fatal 2023 encounter in the 12000 block of Smiths Neck Road near the Jones Creek mobile home park and boat ramp.
Wilson evaded law enforcement for nearly four months prior to his Feb. 29, 2024, arrest. He pleaded not guilty at his Jan. 15 arraignment to charges of second-degree murder, malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and felony murder. The fifth charge refers to a killing that occurs during the commission of another felony.
Wilson faces five to 40 years in prison if convicted of second-degree murder alone, and another five to 40 years if convicted of the felony murder charge.