Press Release
Press Release
KAUFMAN, TX - Criminal District Attorney Erleigh Norville Wiley announces the conviction of SHANNON LYNN WILEY, 53, for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Causing Serious Bodily Injury to a Family Member, a first-degree felony offense.
A jury found Shannon Wiley guilty of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Causing Serious Bodily Injury to a Family Member on April 9, 2024, following a six-day jury trial. Evidence in the trial showed that Shannon Lynn Wiley was engaged in a conflict with his son, 31-year-old Jannsen Wiley. Shannon Lynn Wiley acted recklessly when he introduced a firearm into the conflict and discharged the weapon, killing his son. The jury sentenced Shannon Lynn Wiley to a term of imprisonment for 10 years and recommended that Shannon Lynn Wiley be placed on community supervision. The Honorable B. Michael Chitty followed the jury’s recommendation and placed Shannon Lynn Wiley on community supervision for 10 years.
The prosecution was led by Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Lyndi Brooks and Marc Moffitt and assisted by District Attorney Investigator Kyle Bratcher. District Attorney Erleigh Wiley commented, “The Kaufman County District Attorney’s Office does not consider family violence a family matter. It is a crime. The widow of Jannsen Wiley and his maternal family will be forever affected by this senseless act of violence in our community.”
Further, the District Attorney would like to recognize the Mabank Police Department and Texas Ranger Bruce Sherman who assisted with prosecution of this case.