Grand jury to get case of man accused of killing 8
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — A grand jury can decide whether to indict a Mississippi man charged with killing a deputy, his mother-in-law and six others who were his relatives or acquaintances, a judge said Wednesday.
Willie Cory Godbolt, 35, remains jailed without bond as he has been since his arrest May 28, shortly after the fatal shootings that started after witnesses say Godbolt was arguing with his estranged wife.
The killings May 27 and 28 occurred at three homes in and around the south Mississippi city of Brookhaven, about 70 miles (110 kilometres) south of Jackson. A deputy responded to a disturbance call at Godbolt’s in-laws’ home, and the shootings started there.
Deputy William Durr, Godbolt’s mother-in-law Barbara Mitchell and two others were killed at the first home. Two cousins, an 11-year-old and an 18-year-old, were killed at the second home. A husband and wife were slain at the third home.