Canton Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Monroe County Woman

District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that Broderick Giles, 34, pled guilty to one count of attempted murder and was sentenced to serve twenty years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without the possibility of early release or parole. 

On June 25, 2022, Malissa and Derik Wood, of Hamilton, Mississippi, stopped in Canton at the LaQuinta Inn in an attempt to rent a room for the night. While Derik was at the front desk, Giles approached their vehicle and tried to steal their car. He shot through the front window of the car and the bullet hit Mrs. Wood in her side. Officers with the Canton Police Department responded to the crime scene and were able to obtain spent shell casings, surveillance tapes, and eyewitness statements of others who were nearby during the attack. 

On July 5, 2022 officers made a routine traffic stop on a car in which Giles was riding. He was in possession of a firearm that was consistent with shell casings recovered from the crime scene. Ballistics comparisons confirmed that this was the same gun Giles used on June 25. Giles was arrested and eventually pled guilty to the attempted murder of Malissa Woods. He will not qualify for early release or parole because he is considered a habitual offender based on his prior felony convictions of business burglary and grand larceny. 

District Attorney Bubba Bramlett stated, “This couple was simply looking for a place to stay the night while on the road, and Mrs. Woods almost gave her life for it. That is unacceptable in Madison and Rankin Counties, and I hope this conviction will send that message. Broderick Giles did not show one ounce of concern for Mrs. Wood’s life, and he deserves to spend the next twenty years in prison without the possibility of parole.” 

Defendant: 

Name: Broderick Giles 

Date of Birth: 08/12/1988