Alfred Wisher, Violent Crime Spree, Georgia 2019

Alfred Wisher, a 39-year-old previously convicted felon, was found guilty of a 2019 crime spree in Savannah and Waycross, Georgia.

On July 10, 2019, Wisher fired a pistol into the bed of a juvenile he was in a relationship with during an argument. Days later, he struck his roommate in the head and stole a firearm, which he then gave to Samuel Renardo Chisholm, a/k/a “Chilly Willy,” a/k/a “Pooh,” 29, of Savannah, also a convicted felon.

Wisher and Chisholm carjacked at gunpoint a mother visiting Savannah on July 25, 2019, stealing her Ford Escape. They then drove the stolen vehicle to Ware County, where Wisher attempted to rob a preschool teacher as she walked into the TJ Maxx store in Waycross, Georgia, to shop.

Chisholm drove Wisher away from the attempted robbery and then stole another vehicle before crashing it. He then attempted to carjack an elderly couple in Ware County before being apprehended by law enforcement.

U.S. Marshals arrested Wisher in Savannah on July 29, 2019, after finding him standing near the stolen Ford Escape.

Wisher faces a minimum sentence of 14 years in prison after jurors convicted him on all 11 counts in a federal indictment related to the crime spree. Sentencing before U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker is set for October.

“Alfred Wisher and his accomplice are dangerous, violent criminals who are being held accountable for terrorizing innocent citizens,” said Acting U.S. Attorney David H. Estes. “Thanks to the diligent, patient, and thorough work of our law enforcement partners, our communities are now safer with these men behind bars.”

The case was investigated by the FBI, the Savannah Police Department, the Ware County Sheriff’s Office, and the Waycross Police Department, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and prosecuted for the United States by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia.

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