INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Prosecutor's Office announced on Oct. 27 that Derice Wilson has been sentenced to 68 years for the August 2021 murder of 18-year-old Michael Simmons.
Simmons was shot Aug. 10, 2021, at a gas station in the 7900 block of West 10th Street, which is just east of Country Club Road on the west side of Indianapolis.
According to court documents, detectives with IMPD obtained security video that captured the shooting on video. In the video, Wilson was seen exiting his vehicle and walking over to Simmons. The two had a conversation before Wilson is seen firing shots at Simmons and then taking off.
Simmons was taken to an area hospital, where he died the next day.
Wilson was later arrested in Florida and extradited to Indianapolis.
In September, the jury deliberated for about 45 minutes before reaching a verdict. Wilson was found guilty of Simmons' murder, as well as carrying a handgun without a license.
Yashika Clowers, the woman who drove Wilson from Indiana to Florida after the shooting, pleaded guilty to assisting a criminal, which is a Level 5 felony. She was sentenced to three years, but had all but one day of that suspended. She will spend two years on probation.