
A Waldorf, Maryland, man who shot his wife in the back of the head after a late-night argument sparked by his drunkenly urinating on the floor has been sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years.
The jury sentenced Travis Edward Paschal Wood, 36, on Jan. 8, 2026, after his conviction for first-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence in the 2022 killing of Shawnda Nicole Wood, according to the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office.