West Point Man Found Not Guilty of Murder

CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) — A Clay County jury has found a West Point man not guilty of murder.

Nathaniel Collins had been indicted in the July 2012 beating and shooting death of 45-year-old Lawrence Maxwell.

Maxwell’s body was found in a ditch next to Tibbee Creek in southwestern Clay County.

Collins’ murder trial started Tuesday morning, and wrapped up Thursday evening.

The jury deliberated for more than two hours.

Collins remains in the Clay County jail on unrelated charges.