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Trial in Dexter Dunbar murder case postponed in second day
Jury fell short of required 12 members
Judge John Turner, center, is shown at a sidebar with attorneys on Monday as the murder trial of Brendyn Laroy Carter and Thomas Isreal Cooper began in the shooting death of Dexter Dunbar in Sept. 2019. With only 11 jurors available Tuesday, Judge Turner
Judge John Turner, center, is shown at a sidebar with attorneys on Monday as the murder trial of Brendyn Laroy Carter and Thomas Isreal Cooper began in the shooting death of Dexter Dunbar in Sept. 2019. The trial resumed during the noon hour Wednesday after a day and a half postponement during which the jury fell short of having the required 12 members.
The second day of the Bulloch County Superior Court trial of Brendyn Laroy Carter and Thomas Isreal Cooper on murder charges for the September 2019 shooting death of Dexter L. Dunbar Jr. was delayed from Tuesday because only 11 jurors were available.
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