March 4, 2026

ELAINE, Ark. — A 2023 shooting that led to the death of an unborn child has resulted in a 30-year prison sentence for Treyton Russell, 23, of Wabash. On Monday, March 2, 2026, Russell pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder and First-Degree Battery as part of a plea agreement.

Russell was sentenced to 15 years for the Murder charge and 15 years for the Battery charge. The court ordered the sentences to run concurrently in the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

In April 2023, Parneisha Slater, 30 and about 25 weeks pregnant, and Sandy Williams, 38, were shot several times through the window of their apartment on Oak Street in Elaine. Both were flown to Regional One Health Medical Center in Memphis. A child who was inside the apartment was not hurt. Slater’s baby, Paisley, did not survive her mother’s gunshot wound. The death of the unborn child led to the murder charge.

Phillips County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division.

On April 9, 2023, Russell was arrested at his home in Wabash. He was initially charged with two counts of First Degree Battery.