Savannah murder suspect takes plea deal in fatal road rage shooting from 2022

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Savannah murder suspect has learned his fate after taking a negotiated plea deal this week in court. 26-year-old Rashad Deshawn Williams pled guilty to 2 of his 9 charges.

Savannah Police say Williams shot and killed Ashton Gibbs on Broughton Street after a road rage incident in 2022.

The shooting happened on May 8th of 2022.

Savannah Police say Williams was in his car when an argument turned deadly around 2:30 a.m. Police say Williams shot and killed 32-year-old Ashton Gibbs. A 30-year-old woman, who was also shot, survived.

U.S. Marshals later tracked down and arrested Williams in Ohio.

At the time of our reporting, WTOC Investigates learned Williams was on probation at the time for another shooting that happened in 2018. You can find that coverage here.

Williams has previously been convicted of aggravated assault in Chatham County in August of 2021, less than a year before Gibbs’ death.

This week, Williams pleaded guilty to malice murder-reduced to involuntary manslaughter, and was sentenced to 20 years for that charge.

He also pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and received 10 years, to run consecutive with the 20-year sentence.

He was sentenced to a total of 30 years to serve.

If he had been convicted in a trial, he could’ve been sentenced to the maximum-- which is life without parole plus 40 years, according to court documents in his case.

Meanwhile, Gibbs leaves behind a fiancée and three daughters.

It’s unclear which prison Williams will serve his sentence at.