Georgia man convicted of killing Fort Myers man at Village Creek Apartments in 2019

Writer: Derrick Shaw
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Wayne Taylor (CREDIT: Lee County Sheriff’s Office)

A Georgia man was found guilty of manslaughter and robbery with a firearm after a 2-day trial in Lee County.

Wayne Taylor murdered 23-year-old Eric Galvan at the Village Creek Apartments on Winkler Road in Fort Myers in 2019.

The jury returned a guilty verdict just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday night.

Troymel Barnes (CREDIT: Lee County Sheriff’s Office)

Galvan was shot while he was sitting in a truck in the parking lot of the community. He was taken to the hospital by friends but did not make it.

The co-defendant in the case, Troymel Barnes, also of Georgia, was also sentenced in Sept. 2021 to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation.

The two traveled from Georgia to Fort Myers for a pre-arranged drug deal to buy marijuana.

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