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Bond set at $750K for Jacob Brown Accused murderer still in custody By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com

A six-figure bond has been set for Jacob Brown, the 16-year-old accused in the gruesome beating death of a Munford couple. After a bond hearing on Friday, April 8, Tipton County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Walker III set bond for the teen at $750,000. By comparison, bond for the last juvenile who was tried for

murder as an adult in Tipton County, Alejandro Gauna, was set at $1 million. Gauna was convicted of killing Tennessee state trooper Calvin Wayne Jenks on Jan. 6, 2007. Brown has been indicted for the first degree murders and especially aggravated burglaries of James “Ed” and Bertha “Bea” Walker in January. He confessed to investigators that

he beat the elderly couple with an aluminum bat inside their Wylie Drive home after skipping school. Though a doctor testified Brown suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, in March Brown was ruled competent to stand trial. He will be tried as an adult, but because he was 16 at the time of the murders, he cannot face the death penalty.

District Attorney General Mike Dunavant said the state has asked for life without parole upon conviction. In the bond order, Judge Walker state the probability of conviction is “high.” The order also states Brown’s mother, Lisa Chrisman, has custody of him; his father lives in Tipton County and lives in the same neighborhood as the

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SPORTS

Covington comes alive, beats MHS By JEFF IRELAND sports@covingtonleader.com The Covington Lady Chargers’ bats came alive in their first meeting of the year against Munford last Thursday at home. Covington scored single runs in the first two innings before putting up seven in the third to take control en route to an 11-1 win in five innings. Covington sisters Gabby and Autumn Glenn were the story.

SLIDING A Munford player tags a Covington runner during the match-up between the rival schools. Covington went on to win the game, 11-1. For more sports news see page A14. Photo by Fred Brooks

Autumn, a junior, struck out three, held Munford to six hits and also singled and scored two runs. “I just went out and pitched like I normally do,” said Autumn, who improved to 6-1 on the season. “They’re a county rival, so we always like to beat them.” “Our offense had been struggling, but we did better tonight,” said Gabby, a sophomore who went 2 for 3 at the plate. “We came through and had a lot of good hits … We like beating them more than any other team. We just try harder.” Jamie Hollingsworth and Ryleigh Deverell led off the decisive third inning with singles for Covington. Kayla Butler drove in a run with a single and Jessica Ashburn followed with a two-run single, chasing Munford starter Sami Jo Schulz. Later in the inning with the bases loaded and two outs, Munford’s centerfielder mishandled a long fly ball off the bat of Autumn Glenn. Three runs scored, putting Covington ahead 8-0. An RBI-single from Hollingsworth capped off the scoring in the inning. Covington (12-1-2) tacked on two more runs in bottom of the fifth off another Munford error to end the game. It was the third straight loss

‘We like beating them more than any other team’ for Munford (12-3) after starting the season undefeated. “Covington’s a good team,” Munford coach Glenn Goulder said. “You can’t take anything away from them. But we’re not playing real well right now. I’m not sure what it is. When things get a little rough we’re folding our tents, and that worries me.” Covington finished with 11 hits. Hollingsworth was 3 for 4 and eight of Covington’s players had at least one hit in the game. Schulz and Jodi Duncan each had a pair of hits for Munford and Paige Barnes drove in Munford’s lone run in the fourth inning. Covington coach Martha Lawler said her team’s hitting appears to be catching up with its pitching. “I was proud of our hitting,” she said. “We had been struggling a bit … Autumn and Gabby, I just alternate them (pitching). I don’t think it will ever come down to pitching that will lose a ballgame for us.”

EVENTS

Munford businesses celebrate anniversary By TYLER LINDSEY tlindsey@covingtonleader.com

MUNFORD – Coming up on a year after the May 1 flood, many look back with somber attitudes. The businesses on Quinton Drive, however, have something else in mind. On April 16, from 12 p.m.-6 p.m., business owners on Quinton Drive in Munford, who were hit hard by the floodwaters, are preparing for their

first annual Crawfish Festival on location. Everybody is invited to come have some great crawfish for $5 or get a plate with potatoes and corn added for $7. Soft drinks and water will be on sale for $1. “You can’t just get this kind of good food this inexpensive anywhere,” said Clayton Allen of Vision Graphics. The festival kicks off this Saturday at 12 noon. There will

be many things to do including a car and bike show at Clay Millican’s MPE Motorsports and arts and crafts vendors. Participants who decide to join in on the fun are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and blankets for concerts put on by four live bands: Deadfall Road, Bobby & the Wildheart, The Bobby Murrey Band & Driving to Midnight and Lonely Hearts. Admission is free.

Deadfall Road plays rock music and will be headlining the event. Plenty of free parking will be available as well as free entertainment for children with “moon bounces” donated by Playland Party Zone. Everybody on the street will be involved: Vision Graphics, Redeeming Grace Lutheran Church, Carver Racing, Playland Party Zone, Cabinets Unlimited, MPE

Motorsports, Rowell’s A1 Doors, Watson’s Home Furnishings, Freedom Church, Bear ’s Motorcycle Shop, Doc Holliday’s, Coleman Taylor and The Balcony. “Our goal is to make this an annual event,” said Allen. “In the next three to five years, we hope be having an annual event for everyone to look forward to and enjoy.”

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