FLINT MAN CONVICTED IN 2020 MURDER OF HIS MOTHER

Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash FLINT – Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said a jury has returned a guilty verdict on all counts against a Flint man for the 2020 shooting death of his mother. A Genesee County jury found Chavez Lawon Wyatt, 30, guilty on eight felony counts including...

FLINT MAN CONVICTED IN 2020 MURDER OF HIS MOTHER

FLINT – Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said a jury has returned a guilty verdict on all counts against a Flint man for the 2020 shooting death of his mother. A Genesee County jury found Chavez Lawon Wyatt, 30, guilty on eight felony counts including second degree murder, resisting and obstructing police, tampering with evidence, felon in possession of a firearm, three counts of felony firearm and
possession with intent to deliver heroin over 50 grams.

On April 10, 2020, just after midnight, police were dispatched to Cherokee Avenue in the city of Flint for reports of gunfire. When they arrived, they found Wyatt’s mother, Sheletha Graves, 51, lying on the couch with apparent gunshot wounds. The autopsy report concluded the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds by homicide.

Wyatt was arrested at the scene and lodged in the Genesee County jail. Two days later, he reported to a deputy that he had passed a shell casing which was confiscated and later determined to match the ballistics of a firearm found at the home where the homicide occurred.

“This was another tragic shooting death in the City of Flint that took the life of a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and productive and valued member of our community,” said Leyton. “I am grateful to the work of the jury in helping us see justice through in this case,” he said.

Wyatt faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced on March 31.