Witness in Sims case doesn't own TV, but can ID shell casing

YOUNGSTOWN

Anastasia Wilson testified today in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that she does not own a television and does not follow the news.

But she does know how to handle an M-16. And because of that, she was able to identify a shell casing that prosecutors say came from the October 2014 shooting death of Shaniece Wells, 23, at a home in the 800 block of East Wilson Avenue.

Keith Sims, 27, of Ford Avenue, is on trial in the death of Wells, who died at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital of injuries she suffered Oct. 25, 2014, outside of Sims’ home. Prosecutors say the shooting occurred after an argument and near-fight between two groups of women that began as a dispute over noise.

Jury selection was wrapped up Monday before Judge Maureen Sweeney, and today was the second day jurors heard testimony. Sims faces charges of murder and felonious assault with a firearm specification. Prosecutors said Wells was shot outside the home, then taken by car to Akron Children’s Hospital and from there sent to St. Elizabeth.

Read more about the case in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.