Oklahoma truck driver Travis Briscoe is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of another trucker at a Love’s Travel Stop in Wichita, Kansas, after a dispute over a parking spot on August 13, 2025. Briscoe, 46, of Jenks, Oklahoma, pleaded not guilty, and his jury trial opened on June 29, 2026, in Sedgwick County District Court.1Audacy KNSS. Wichita Murder Trial
What Happened at the Wichita Truck Stop
The confrontation unfolded the evening of August 13, 2025, at the Love’s near 21st Street North and Interstate 135. According to a Wichita Police Department detective’s affidavit, 57-year-old Abdelmuttalib Mohammed of Georgia was trying to back his semitrailer into a spot when Briscoe’s truck arrived and blocked him. Mohammed climbed out to confront Briscoe, who stayed in his cab. The two strangers argued for several minutes over who had the space.2KSN News. Trucker Bound Over for Trial in Deadly Wichita Parking Spot Dispute
Briscoe pulled away and then tried to back into the stall himself. Mohammed stood in the spot and told him to stop. Video captured what came next. Briscoe got out, confronted Mohammed, and yelled, “Lay down motherf***er.” He returned to his cab and backed up, hitting Mohammed. After reversing into another parked semi, he pulled forward and ran over him.3KAKE. Trial Begins for Trucker Charged With Running Over, Killing Man at Wichita Truck Stop
Officers arrived to find Mohammed beneath a semi-tractor trailer. Sedgwick County Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at 5:32 p.m.4KWCH. Oklahoma Man Arrested for Murder in Deadly Crash at Love’s in Northeast Wichita
In a jailhouse phone call referenced in the probable cause affidavit, Briscoe reportedly said he saw Mohammed lie down in the spot before he returned to his cab, and that he believed Mohammed had moved before he backed up.3KAKE. Trial Begins for Trucker Charged With Running Over, Killing Man at Wichita Truck Stop
The Charge and What It Means
Briscoe was arrested the same day and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail.5KAKE. Wichita Police Arrest Truck Driver for Pedestrian’s Death at Love’s Travel Stop At his first court appearance on August 18, 2025, prosecutors charged him with unintentional but reckless second-degree murder. Bond was initially set at $250,000.6KSN News. Truck Driver Charged in Wichita Parking Lot Death
Kansas law lets second-degree murder be charged either intentionally or “unintentionally but recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.” Briscoe is charged under the reckless theory, a severity level 2 person felony.7Kansas Legislature. K.S.A. 21-5403 Under the Kansas sentencing guidelines, a severity level 2 person felony carries a presumptive prison term ranging from roughly 109 to 493 months depending on criminal history, followed by 36 months of post-release supervision.8Sedgwick County. Kansas Sentencing Guidelines Grid
How the Case Reached Trial
On February 13, 2026, Briscoe waived his preliminary hearing and was bound over for trial on the second-degree murder charge.2KSN News. Trucker Bound Over for Trial in Deadly Wichita Parking Spot Dispute His bond was later reduced to $150,000, and he remained in the Sedgwick County Jail as of the trial date.3KAKE. Trial Begins for Trucker Charged With Running Over, Killing Man at Wichita Truck Stop The case was assigned to District Court Judge Sean Hatfield.9St. Joseph Post. Trucker Bound Over for Trial in Deadly Wichita Parking Spot Dispute
Where the Trial Stands
Briscoe’s jury trial began the morning of June 29, 2026, with a not-guilty plea on the record.1Audacy KNSS. Wichita Murder Trial Prosecutors have framed the case as one in which Briscoe intentionally backed his semi over a stranger during a parking argument; the defense has maintained the not-guilty plea. No verdict had been reported as of the opening of trial.10KWCH. Murder Trial Begins for Oklahoma Truck Driver Accused of Intentionally Backing Over Man at Wichita Truck Stop