May 21, 2026

Chickasaw Man Sentenced in Robbery Murder of Semmes Man

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

MOBILE, AL. A Chickasaw man will spend twelve years in prison after a Mobile County judge sentenced him for his convictions on robbery and a shooting death.

This month, a jury found Joseph Timmons guilty of felony murder and first-degree robbery which happened at Paul Devine Park in Chickasaw in October 2022.

According to court documents, Timmons set up Triston Bohannon to be robbed, and co-defendant Tre’vion Collins-Smiley pulled the trigger.

The 12-year prison term is in line with the 10 to 13 years recommended by the defendant’s attorney. She told the judge her client has strong community support and a young daughter.

Collins-Smiley, was convicted of intentional murder, and is serving a double-life sentence.