Terre Haute Man Sentenced to 40 Yrs in Mother's Death

Thursday, 15 June 2023

A western Indiana man who pleaded guilty but mentally ill to a felony charge stemming from his mother’s fatal stabbing has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

A Vigo County judge sentenced 42-year-old Michael Charles Wilson after the Terre Haute man pleaded guilty but mentally ill to a charge of burglary with serious bodily injury.

A relative found Wilson's 72-year-old mother, Gayle Wilson, dead in her bedroom in May 2021, said officials.

Officers called to the scene found bloody garden shears on the floor near her body, which had multiple neck injuries, said authorities.

Under Wilson's plea agreement, murder and auto theft charges he had faced were dismissed.

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