Victoria Friends Go To Prison for Knife Attack

Evan Paul Wills,  a 30-year-old Victoria man, and Jesse Shannon Ollis, a 40-year-old friend, also of Victoria were sentenced recently in Lunenburg Circuit Court for a vicious stabbing attack upon a 40-year-old Crewe man in an apparent conflict over a woman.

Wills was sentenced to 7 years and 10 months in prison, and Ollis was sentenced to 4 years in prison, both with additional suspended time over their heads once they are released.

According to Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Clement, the convictions of Malicious Wounding were
based upon an incident that arose on the evening of January 11, 2015 when the victim arrived at Wills’ residence at 1421 Lee Avenue, Victoria to pick up a female friend to spend the weekend.  She had been in a previous relationship with Wills, but had discontinued the relationship
and resumed her former relationship with the victim. Wills became angry and approached the victim outside, and being joined by Ollis, chased him down the street.  The victim testified at the preliminary hearing that Wills struck him in the abdomen, and Ollis struck him lower in the waist.  He said he realized that the first blow was a major cut approximately six inches long, causing excessive bleeding.  It wasn’t until after being cleaned and stitched at the hospital that he realized there was a second smaller stab wound about width of a blade just below his naval.

Victoria police were called to a residence on Second Street where the victim had run, being chased by the two men.  Police observed injuries to the victim with blood pooling on the front porch of the home where he sought assistance, according to Clement

A nine-year-old boy who lived at the residence of the defendant Wills followed the men as they chased the victim, and was able to tell police that Wills threw an object into the woods beside the street after the chase ended.  Officer Daniel Medlin was able to gain the assistance of a trained weapons dog which narrowed down the location of the object and which allowed the local officers to quickly find the knife.

The knife was sent to the state lab where an analysis revealed the DNA of Wills on the knife.

At the time of their arrests, Wills and Ollis said they did not stab the victim.

In addition to the active prison sentences, Wills will have an additional 12 years and two months suspended, and Ollis will have an additional 16 years suspended subject to conditions of good behavior for 20 years, supervised probation upon release for two years, no contact with the victim, counseling for anger management, restitution of medical expenses and warrantless searches for five years.