The trial of Lee Allen Mayhew for the murder of Bonnie Lanier Rushing and other crimes that occurred in rural Bulloch County Oct. 22 and 23, 2020, took a surprising twist Wednesday afternoon when he testified supposedly in his own defense – and confessed to most of the counts in the indictment, except those directly related to Rushing’s death.
Mayhew testifies in his trial’s second day
Admits almost everything but killing Rushing
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