A Charleston man charged in the shooting death of a fellow city resident and the aggravated assault of another faces an upcoming murder trial in Tallahatchie County Circuit Court, according to documents on file Monday at the circuit clerk’s office in Charleston.
Alexander Fitzgerald Maxson Jr., 36, of 228 Lafayette St., was indicted recently on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Tekeon Brewer.
At a Dec. 12 hearing, Maxson entered a plea of not guilty, and Circuit Judge Jimmy McClure ordered the case set for trial on March 24.
Brewer was struck once in the upper torso while standing on west Elizabeth Street, not far from his home, about 12:30 a.m. on May 20, 2024.
Maxson also is accused of shooting 42-year-old Kendrix Thomson of Webb in the arm during the incident.
In other recent court news:
» Kendarius Buckley, 17, of 463 Albert Buckley Dr., Charleston, faces an upcoming trial on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and shooting into an occupied vehicle for a Feb. 23, 2023, incident in which he allegedly shot at a vehicle and struck the occupant. Buckley has pleaded not guilty and faces a March 31 trial date set by Circuit Judge Smith Murphey V.
» Kim Leashon Burroughs, 56, of 253 Curtis Dr., Charleston, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and faces a March 24 trial date in front of McClure. Burroughs is charged in connection with the Sept. 28, 2023, knife stabbings of two men in the city.
» Brittany Lynne Boland, 38, of 317 Enid View Dr., Pope, pleaded not guilty to possession of methamphetamine, more than 0.1 grams but less than 2.0 grams, in connection with an April 2023, case and faces a March 31 trial date set by Murphey.
» Christopher Thomas McGee, 38, of 6115 Mudline Road, Enid, pleaded not guilty to possession of methamphetamine, more than 2.0 grams but less than 10 grams, for an alleged June 2023 offense and faces a March 24 trial date set by McClure.
» Marvell Deon Jackson, 30, address unavailable, had a charge of possession of methamphetamine, more than 0.1 grams but less than 2.0 grams, remanded to court files on an order by Murphey as part of an agreed revocation in another case.
» Jessie Lee Manuel, 24, of 613 S. Applegate, Apt. 4, Winona, faces a March 24 trial in front of McClure to answer a December 2023 charge of possession of meth-amphetamine, more than 2.0 grams but less than 10 grams, with intent to transfer.
» Joseph Allen Bennett, 51, of 49 Dees Road, Batesville, pleaded guilty to simple possession of marijuana, more than 2 grams but less than 10, in connection with a May 2023 case and was sentenced Jan. 9 by Murphey to serve 28 days, with credit given for 28 days served awaiting trial; placed on Mississippi Department of Corrections post-release supervision for seven years and 337 days (four years reporting and three years and 337 days non-reporting); ordered to pay a fine of $1,000, court costs of $441.50, a crime lab fee of $300 and a crime victim compensation fund fee of $100. He also was ordered to be drug-tested monthly for 18 months and to pay the $100 cost of each drug test.
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A Tallahatchie County grand jury for the First Judicial District handed down recent indictments.
» Willie Earl Porter Jr., 19, address unavailable, was indicted on six counts of burglary other than a dwelling and one count of grand larceny in connection with January and February 2024 cases. On Jan. 22, he entered a plea of not guilty to all charges.
» Leigh Ann Doubleday, 53, address unavailable, was indicted on one count of embezzlement in an amount greater than $1,000 but less than $5,000. She pleaded not guilty Jan. 28.
» Asaya Jalanda Nunaley, 24, of 159 Magnolia St., Charleston, was indicted for malicious mischief for a February 2024 incident in which she allegedly damaged or destroyed property with a repair or replacement cost of more than $1,000 but less than $5,000. Nunaley faces a Feb. 25 court appearance.
» Robert Wade Lashley, 23, address unavailable, and Henry Larry Ford III, 23, of 19 CR 357, Gore Springs, were indicted in the same case on one count each of conspiracy to commit burglary of a building in connection with a July 2024 crime.
