Sentenced: Donald Wooten Shot Pregnant Girlfriend In The Back Of Her Head .... To Kill Miracle Baby

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"Based on the defendant's statement to detectives … he did not want the victim to have the child," an arrest affidavit obtained by Law&Crime said about Donald Wooten. The 27-year-old was sentenced to 60 years in prison last week after being convicted of attempted murder, criminal attempt to commit feticide, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

"The defendant's motive was to kill the unborn child by shooting the victim in the head," the affidavit said. "As a result of this incident, the victim had to undergo an emergency C-section … to save her baby."

The DeKalb County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday that a jury found Wooten guilty for the March 2023 shooting attack after prosecutors showed them how he attacked his girlfriend near a walking trail at Chapel Hill Park in Decatur.

"According to the investigation, officers with the DeKalb County Police Department responded around 7 a.m. to a 911 call reporting an unresponsive woman near the walking trail," the DA's office recounted. "EMTs found a visibly pregnant woman lying in the fetal position, awake but not communicating, with a wound to the back of her head."

The victim was transported to a local hospital and medical staffers determined she suffered a gunshot wound to her head and that she was 22 weeks pregnant. Initially, detectives couldn't speak with the victim due to her incoherent state, but the victim's family told investigators they suspected Wooten was behind the shooting.

Police interviewed Wooten and he "informed detectives that he initially did not want the victim to have the child and he was upset that the victim chose to go through with the pregnancy," per the affidavit. Wooten provided detectives with an alibi, claiming he was with a person who later denied knowing him.

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Pregnant woman wakes from coma to find out boyfriend tried to kill her, unborn baby

A Georgia man is headed to prison for decades after shooting his pregnant girlfriend in the head in an attempt to kill their unborn child.

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It is unlikely that he will be released, but he becomes eligible for parole in 7 years.

I hope the woman shows up to every parole hearing with her child to keep this man locked up.

Even if vasectomies (which can be reversed) were free pieces of shit like this would not get one. He gave up his life, damaged 2 other lives when he could have just worn a fucking condom.



Georgia's legal and administrative framework handles violent, non-life sentences through specific guidelines:

1. The Legal Gap for "Attempted" Crimes
Georgia's strict "Seven Deadly Sins" law mandates that people convicted of specific ultra-violent crimes—like murder, rape, or armed robbery—must serve massive minimum sentences (such as 30 years or 100% of their time) without any chance of parole. [1]
However, because the victim and baby miraculously survived, Wooten was convicted of Criminal Attempt to commit murder. Under Georgia statute O.C.G.A. § 17-10-6.1, the mandatory 100% time-served restrictions apply directly to the completed "Seven Deadly Sins" crimes, but do not automatically sweep in attempted variants. Because his 60-year sentence is technically a standard, non-life felony sentence over 21 years, Georgia's default statutory baseline mandates he must be considered for parole at the 7-year mark. [1, 2, 3]

2. High-Severity Crime Rules (The 65% to 90% Rule)
Even though the 7-year mark is his technical "Parole Eligibility Date," the State Board of Pardons and Paroles uses a strict metric called the Parole Decision Guidelines System. [1]

• Crime Severity Level VIII: Under Georgia Administrative Code 475-3-.05, attempted murder is classified at the highest standard grid level: Level VIII.
• Mandatory Long-Term Service: For Level VIII offenses, the parole board's own internal guidelines heavily restrict early release based on a risk-to-reoffend score:
  • If he is deemed a high risk, the board’s guidelines recommend he serve at least 90% of his sentence (54 years).
  • If he is deemed a medium risk, the guidelines recommend 75% of his sentence (45 years).
  • Even if he manages the lowest possible risk score, the baseline recommendation is 65% of his sentence (39 years). [1]

3. Eligibility vs. Release
In Georgia, parole is a privilege, not a right. When Wooten hits his 7-year eligibility mark, a parole examiner will open his file. Because he shot a pregnant woman in the head to terminate a pregnancy, the board has full discretionary power to immediately deny parole, issue a "setback," and refuse to look at his file again for up to 8 years. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Ultimately, the 7-year timeline is just an administrative starting block; given the gravity of his actions, Georgia’s board guidelines mean he faces spending many decades behind bars. [1, 2]
If you would like, I can explain how victim impact statements influence the Georgia Parole Board's final decisions, or look into whether his sentences for attempted feticide and firearm possession must be served consecutively.