Murder and manslaughter indictments have been issued by Warren County grand jurors who reviewed separate homicides in Vicksburg.

Antonio Hicks, 27, 104 Starlight Drive, faces murder indictment for the shooting death of 31-year-old Leroy Barnes, 1013 Urban Court. Hicks was also indicted for possessing a weapon as a convicted felon.

Willie Fitzgerald Sanders, 42, 1517 South St., faces manslaughter indictment for the stabbing of death of 36-year-old William Mayer, 101 Hunter Trail, Florence.

Hicks and Sanders, both previously convicted felons, were also indicted as habitual offenders. Assistant District Attorney Mike Bonnor said that means if also convicted as habitual offenders, both would serve the maximum sentences for their respective charges. That would mean life without parole for Hicks and 20 years without parole for Sanders.

Hicks’ previous felony convictions include shooting into an occupied dwelling and possession of an unregistered firearm, while Sanders’ consists of receiving stolen property and possession of cocaine.

Barnes was shot the afternoon of Aug. 17 in Vicksburg’s fifth homicide this year. Barnes was driven by private vehicle to River Region Medical Center after the shooting occurred in the 1800 block of Main Street and bled to death from a bullet that entered his thigh.

Another Vicksburg man, James Ward, 28, was initially arrested, but was later freed after witnesses gave additional information.

Hicks surrendered to Vicksburg police the night of the shooting, which had apparently stemmed from an argument over money, police reports said. He has remained in the Warren County Jail without bond.

Mayer’s death, which came about four hours after an early-morning stabbing May 5 at Waffle House on East Clay Street, was the city’s first homicide of 2007. Mayer died just before 6 a.m. at River Region during surgery.

An autopsy later showed he had died from multiple stab wounds to the chest.

Sanders and Mayer apparently did not know each other. One was entering the restaurant as the other was leaving when an argument began, police reports said. It was not known what had started the quarrel.

Sanders was arrested minutes after the stabbing and was charged with murder. There was no indication why jurors opted for the lesser charge. Sanders has been free from the Warren County Jail on $100,000 bond.

In addition to the homidide cases, jurors returned 40 other indictments before adjourning their four days of deliberation.

The 40 are in addition to the 18 returned by grand jurors and made public Wednesday. The October panel examined a total of 93 cases.

Those arraigned Thursday were:

* David Elliot Hartzfield, 25, 1514 South St., embezzlement.

* Arthur Andrews 17, 201 Spring-ridge Drive, armed robbery and two counts of directing a child to commit a felony.

* Clayton Trammell, 28, 105 Fay Circle, armed robbery and two counts of directing a child to commit a felony.

* Victor Lee Bradley, 23, 4702 Watkins Road, Jackson, armed robbery (multi-count).

* Steven Roderick Turner, 36, Leland Drive, sale of a controlled substance.

* James Earl Perkins, 40, 106 Sherman Avenue, rape and two counts of sexual battery.

* Timothy Reeves, 28, 26 Standard Hill Road, receiving stolen property.

* Kendrick Carell Myers, 24, 408 Robinson St, armed robbery (multi-count).

* Edward Tyrone Mazie, 23, 400 Lake Hill Drive, malicious mischief.

* Sylvester Earl Jones, 21, 1990 Royal St., possession of weapon after felony conviction.

* Kevin Damon Phillips, 17, 226 Greensburg Drive, malicious mischief.

* Henry Lee Hyland, 24, 426 Dana Road, drive-by shooting, carrying a concealed weapon after felony conviction and possession of weapon after felony conviction.

* Derrick Lamar Hyland, 23, 426 Dana Road, drive-by shooting, carrying a concealed weapon after felony conviction and possession of a weapon after felony conviction.

* Jessie Montgomery, 39, No. 3 Lydia Place, simple assault on a law enforcement officer.

* Shcobey Darnell Harris, 27, 1220 Prospect St., shooting into an occupied dwelling and burglary of a dwelling and possession of a weapon after felony conviction.

* Kenneth Raymond Butler, 47, Young Alley, sale of a controlled substance.

* Darren Fileds, 373 Fleetwood St., Jackson, armed robbery (multi-count).

* Michael James Batiste, 47, 245 East Clinton, Lafayette, La., possession of controlled substance.

* Louis Charles Taylor, 20, 1004 Howard St., sale of controlled substance.

* Kirk Corday Brown, 21, 715 Dabney St., nonresidential burglary and grand larceny.

* Tressa Banks, 26, 132 N. Denver St., Jackson, aggravated assault-extreme differences and two counts of malicious mischief.

* Arthur Windell Holliman, 40, 368 Broadview St., Jackson, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.

* Angela L. Carley, 29, 196 Warriors Trail, receiving stolen property.

* Carlton Raymond Lee, 19, 129 Village Drive, nonresidential burglary and grand larceny.

* Johnnie Saxton Jr., 22, 2625 Cook Road, attempted grand larceny.

* Prentiss Thomas Ross, 50, 112 Railroad Alley, possession of a weapon after felony conviction.

* Reginald Benard Scott, 20, 922 Polk St., nonresidential burglary.

* Curtis Cordell Anderson, 27, 210 Kendra Drive, aggravated assault-extreme differences.

* Mamie Bell Jones, 79, 5070 U.S. 80 West, abuse of a vulnerable adult.

* Jermaine Kent Sims, 23, 1001 Fiesrt East St. Apt. B, sale of a controlled substance.

* Victor Alexander Richardson, 27, 10150 U.S. 61 South Lot 19, possession of a controlled substance.

Those with multiple indictments were:

* Quinton Lamar Williams, 20, no address available, one indictment for armed robbery, two counts of kidnapping and possession of a weapon after felony conviction, and another for armed robbery and possession of a weapon after felony conviction.

* Lawrence Delain Ward, 33, 1502 Spring St., indicted twice for sale of a controlled substance.

* Kenneth Earl Johnson, 45, 1204 Fayette St., one indictment for possession of a controlled substance and possession of a weapon after felony conviction, and another for possession of a controlled substance.

* Roscoe Lamont Stewart, 33, 1871 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., possession of a controlled substance.

Two people were indicted and waived arraignment. They were:

* Joe Romeo Diaz Campusano, 29, 1189 Sheridan Avenue Apt. Bronx, NY, gaming violation.

* Juan Antonio Alverez-Vega, 35, 130 Nutmeg Lane, East Hartford, Conn., gaming violation.

Warren County grand juries are chosen each January, May, July and October. Law enforcement officers present cases and jurors decide if there is enough evidence for a criminal trial. If so, indictments are issued and defendants, most of whom have been free on bond, appear at a formal arraignment to hear the charges they face. Most then remain free on bond pending resolution of the indictments through trial or plea bargains.