Murder trial begins today in Oktibbeha County for man indicted in 2019
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A murder trial started Monday in Oktibbeha County for a man indicted in a 2018 case.
Jury selection began Monday morning in the case against James Dustin Nixon.
He’s charged with first-degree murder in the death of Shawn Stricklin. He was indicted in 2019.
Stricklin’s body was found on the side of Highway 12 in Longview in April of 2018. Sources told WCBI, at the time, that Stricklin had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Opening arguments will begin once a jury is seated.
