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Murder trial begins Two killed in to questioning of the jury pool, and a jury was seated late in the afternoon. A co-defendant, Brooklyn Traylor, pleaded guilty in June to a reduced charge of firstdegree murder and received a life sentence with the possibility of parole at age 60. He also received a 40-year, day-for-day sentence for attempted robbery. Corinth police responded to
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Jury selection began Monday in Alcorn County Circuit Court in a murder case going to trial this week. The defendant, Micah Allan Bostic, was arrested and charged with capital murder in February 2016 following the shooting death of Kris Ledlow at a gas station on Highway 72. Much of Monday was devoted
a panic alarm at the store and found Ledlow lying on the floor behind the cash register. She was shot nine times. Surveillance video showed two males enter the store and demand money of Ledlow, who hit the panic alarm and was then shot by Traylor. The weapon was a pink 9 mm handgun which Traylor sold to another subject the same morning, police reported.
head-on wreck BY JEFF YORK
For the Daily Corinthian
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. — A Sunday morning wreck left two people fatally injured and two others injured on Tenn. Hwy. 224. The fatal wreck happened close to the McNairy-Chester County line. Tanya Maness, 40, and Emily White, 21, each died in the wreck, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
The report from THP said Maness’ vehicle was headed north when it crossed the center line of the highway and hit White’s vehicle head-on. A pair of passengers in White’s car were injured and airlifted to the hospital. The passengers were Dustin Parrish, 24, and Tanner Parrish, 3. Both of the drivers were not wearing their seat belts, according to the THP report.
Two people face murder charges BY STEVE BEAVERS For the Daily Corinthian
Staff photo by Zack Steen
A two-vehicle wreck ended with one vehicle overturned in a large ditch on U.S. 72 Monday afternoon.
72 rollover
Man injured in wreck
after 1 p.m. when, according to Corinth Police Lt. Landon Tucker, the driver of a Nissan Frontier left the parking lot of JT’s Falafel & Kababs pulling into the path of a Ford Ranger in the east bound lane of High-
BY ZACK STEEN
zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
A two vehicle, rollover wreck on busy Highway 72 Monday afternoon sent one person to the hospital. The wreck happened shortly
way 72. The impact forced the Ranger, driven by Corinth resident Buford Hopper, into a large ditch between the highway and Please see ROLLOVER | 5
RAMER, Tenn. — Two people face multiple charges for their involvement in a shooting which killed a Ramer woman and wounded two others. Thirty-nineyear-old Steven Westley Smith Smith was charged with eight offenses in the shooting that claimed the life of 56-year-old Judith Rebstock. Smith is charged with first degree murder, two counts of attempted first degree murder, three counts of aggravated assault, three counts of reckless endangerment, unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon, possession of a fireman during the committing of a felony, theft of property and tampering with or fabricating evidence. Smith’s girlfriend, Shonda Christian, is being charged with accessory to first degree
murder, two counts of accessory to attempted first degree murder and false report. Judith Rebstock was pronounced dead at the scene after Smith opened fire at her 112 Ramer-Selmer Road address. Rebstock’s 61-year-old husband, TerChristian ry Rebstock, was also shot during the 12:50 a.m. shooting Friday in Ramer. Terry Rebstock was listed in good condition at Regional One (The Med) on Monday afternoon. Bradley Allison, an ex-boyfriend of one of the Rebstocks’ daughters, was also shot. The 26-year-old Allison was transported to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo early Friday. Attempts to get Allison’s condition were unsuccessful. All three victims were shot Please see CHARGES | 2
Legislators address issues at town meeting BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
Highways, veterans, state lotteries and Medicaid were among the issues legislators addressed during the second town meeting hosted by American Legion Post 6. Reps. Nick Bain, Tracy Arnold and Bubba Carpenter and Sen. Rita Potts Parks fielded questions presented by attendees of the second town meeting, which was held at the American Legion Post 6 last Thursday. Among the first issues up for discussion was a question presented by Post 6 Commander
Tommy Watson regarding Highway 45’s dangerous intersections. He also pointed out that there are driveways and homes being built on along Highway 45 that are “illegal, if you read the code.” Bain agreed it was time for Mississippi to “manage our roads.” Parks agreed there was work that needed to be done. “We’re going to try to shore up that legislation and enforce the access roads, and not allow those driveways and points of entry. If you look at 78, the law has pretty much been abided by, but 45 has gotten out of control. We will need to bring the highway commission-
ers in on it, but the legislators are aware of the issues and understand the problems,” she said. The senator added that she could not promise it would all be done during the next session, but she would hope to get a committee on it. Another attendee asked for the panel’s views and opinions on Mississippi getting a lottery and, in particular, the potential problems a lottery could generate, along with revenue. Bain took the lead on answering the questions, as he was part of the committee studying the pros and cons of a Please see MEETING | 2
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Staff Photo by L.A. Story
Rep. Nick Bain speaks with an attendee at the second American Legion Town Meeting.
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A violin once owned by Confederate President Jefferson Davis is donated to the Corinth Museum by Edward W. Utz.
Northeast Mississippi Community College student Kari Mills, a former Corinth resident, has her story “Best Buds” featured in “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Brothers and Sisters.”
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