Before he ever steps into a courtroom to stand trial for murder, the man accused of killing two brothers in a 100-mph Casselberry crash could be sent away for the rest of his life.
Circuit Judge Melissa Souto ruled Nov. 9 that Marquavious T. Wheaton, 26, broke the terms of his probation from a 2019 armed-robbery conviction when he caused the July 7 wreck. Because of that violation, Souto will consider resentencing Wheaton on the older robbery case during a Dec. 8 hearing. Seminole County prosecutors have already signaled they will push for the maximum penalty allowed under Florida law: life behind bars.
Even if he receives a life sentence next month, Wheaton still faces a separate trial on two counts of second-degree murder for the deaths of 42-year-old Christopher Marier and his 40-year-old brother, Tyler Marier…