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Mayhew testifies in his trial’s second day
Admits almost everything but killing Rushing
Mayhew trial
Lee Allen Mayhew addresses the jury under cross examination from assistant district attorney Casey Blount after deciding to take the stand on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in his trial for the murder of Bonnie Rushing. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff
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.
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