Defendant Convicted of Murder with Use of Sword

DATE: October 25, 2021

CASE: Michael Womack (Case #18FE018422)

PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Shauna Franklin, Homicide Unit

Michael Womack was convicted by a jury of the second-degree murder of  Greg Prescott.  The jury also found true a use of weapon enhancement.

Womack and the victim had an altercation inside the home where the victim lived.  The victim ran away from the home and Womack chased him with a decorative samurai sword.  Womack caught the victim and stabbed and cut him multiple times with the sword.  The victim ultimately succumbed to his injuries.

Womack faces a maximum sentence of 16 years to life in prison.  Sentencing is set for December 17, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. in Department 25 before the Honorable Donald Currier.