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Jury Selection To Begin For Man Accused Of Killing Officer Cassie Johnson

A West Virginia judge has ruled that jury selection will begin this week for a man accused of killing a Charleston police officer.

A West Virginia judge has ruled that jury selection will begin this week for a man accused of killing a Charleston police officer.

Kanawha Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Bailey said during a pretrial hearing on Tuesday that jury selection for Joshua Phillips will begin Thursday, ahead of the trial scheduled to begin Monday, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.

The judge declined to rule on a motion from defense attorneys to move the trial out of Kanawha County.

“I believe the appropriate thing to do is to continue to hold the motion in abeyance to consider, as I had indicated previously, whether or not a jury could be properly selected in this case with a greater number of persons available only for this trial,” Bailey said.

Phillips is charged with fatally shooting Officer Cassie Johnson, 28, in 2020 when she responded to a parking lot complaint.

Federal Court Officials Warn of Jury Service Scam

Federal court officials in the Southern District of West Virginia are warning residents about a scam involving jury service.

Officials say residents have reported being called by someone claiming to represent the court. The caller says the resident failed to report for grand jury duty, that an arrest warrant has been issued, and there will be a fine.

The caller then instructs the victim to pay the fine by credit card or by obtaining a prepaid card. The victim is also given the option of appearing in federal court the next business day.

Court officials say they don’t call jurors, or anyone else, asking for fine payments, credit card numbers or any other personal information.

Calls of this type can be reported to the FBI at 304-346-2300.

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