Escambia Man Gets Just Over 10 Years For Killing His Mother

June 30, 2023

A 19-year old Escambia County man has been sentenced to just over 10 years in state prison for killing his mother in April 2022.

David Allan Ohlson, 19, was originally charged with second degree murder. He took a plea deal, pleading no contest to manslaughter and was sentenced by Judge John Simon to 124.5 months with credit for 446 days served.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Princeton Drive for an “accidental shooting”, but they discovered it was actually a domestic incident.

Ohlson’s mother was found with a shotgun wound to her abdomen. She was transported to an area hospital where she later died.

Ohlson’s father told deputies he received a call from the woman around 12:30 a.m. saying Ohlson was acting out and “made mention of a gun,” according to an arrest report. The father said he arrived at the home a short time later and found Ohlson sitting cross-legged on the floor with a shotgun.

According to the report, Ohlson raised the gun and pointed it at the father before pointing it at his mother. The father said Ohlson then pulled the trigger and dropped the gun. The father picked it up, “secured it inside of his truck” and called 911.

Comments

11 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets Just Over 10 Years For Killing His Mother”

  1. ensley boy on July 1st, 2023 11:31 am

    Judge Simon is a firm but fair Judge. The are things we don’t know that lead to the sentence. Just on what we perceive, the young man should have been sentenced to life in prison. The problem is that we don’t know the whole story.

  2. William Reynolds on June 30th, 2023 3:13 pm

    “I guess it all comes down to who your defense attorney is. $$$$$. Sad but true”

    He had a court appointed public defender.

  3. Bewildered on June 30th, 2023 3:08 pm

    I guess it all comes down to who your defense attorney is. $$$$$. Sad but true

  4. Matchbox on June 30th, 2023 3:05 pm

    She gave him life and he blatantly took hers..10 years??what a joke..boy count your blessings..this was probably YOUR MOTHER taking care of you again from above

  5. Forreal on June 30th, 2023 1:10 pm

    10 years. That man was sitting the mother wasn’t hitting hurting or attacking him and he then points the gun at her and kills her and he gets 10 years. . With good behavior and all the other excus3s he will be out in 8 years for killing his own mother

  6. Askingforafriend on June 30th, 2023 11:42 am

    Byrneville man 61 years old gets 25 years for attempted murder of wife.
    Pensacola man 19 years old gets 10 years for Murder of mother.
    Justice?

  7. Jake on June 30th, 2023 10:56 am

    Should’ve gotten longer

  8. tg on June 30th, 2023 9:34 am

    She received life he only received 10 yrs.

  9. Bill L. on June 30th, 2023 8:50 am

    Plea deal…..our judicial system is a joke

  10. Paul on June 30th, 2023 8:25 am

    It’s a good thing he didn’t kill her while DUI.
    he would have got at least 20 then.

  11. Tc on June 30th, 2023 7:45 am

    Takes his own mothers life & only gets 10 yrs? What a pitiful excuse of a court system!! This guy deserves the chair!!