A Sharkey County jury this week convicted Andrea Thomas, of Glen Allan, of manslaughter in the 2009 death of 28-year old Roosevelt Montgomery.

Thomas, 25, 16 Wildwood St., testified on his own behalf that he shot Montgomery outside an Anguilla nightclub in self-defense, said District Attorney Ricky Smith.

Thomas had been charged with murder, but the jury deliberated about an hour and 10 minutes and returned the manslaughter verdict.

In addition, Thomas was found guilty of aggravated assault for critically wounding Shawn Montgomery, brother of the deceased, by gunfire in the same fight. He was acquitted of a second aggravated assault charge for wounding his friend, Kendrick Johnson, whom Thomas shot in the foot.

Johnson testified on behalf of Thomas, Smith said.

The shootings occurred June 7, 2009, around 2 a.m. in the parking lot of Club 14, just east of town. Roosevelt Montgomery, who lived at 2927 Louise Road in Aguilla, was not armed, said Smith.

“The defendant had brought a .40-caliber pistol with him to a nightclub,” Smith said after the trial, which was prosecuted by assistant district attorneys Angela Carpenter and Lane Campbell. “I’m glad to see we got a verdict to show that the citizens of Sharkey County won’t tolerate that kind of activity.”

A sentencing date for Thomas was not set, but presiding Judge M. James Chaney said it would be in about two weeks, Smith said.

Thomas faces up to 20 years and a $10,000 fine on each charge, the DA said.

The trial began Monday with jury selection. Testimony was heard Tuesday and Wednesday, with closing arguments and jury deliberations Thursday.

In Warren County Circuit Court for the week ending Friday:

• Corian Dandre Byers, 31, 1708 Openwood Lane, pleaded guilty to drive-by shooting and uttering a forgery and was sentenced by Chaney to eight years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $4,145 in fines and court costs. Byers was arrested Feb. 11, 2007, and Feb. 27, 2007.

• Anthony Shawn Culbertson, 29, 114 Choctaw Circle, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Chaney to the Ninth Circuit Court Drug Court Program for a period not to exceed five years, plus $2,622.50 in fines and costs. Culbertson was arrested Aug. 19.

• Antonio D. Dorsey, 32, 214 Sherman Ave., who pleaded guilty May 10 to aggravated assault, was sentenced by Chaney to 14 years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $10,322.50 in restitution, fines and costs. Dorsey was arrested April 7, 2009.

• Undra Harper, 28, 640 Cedar Hurst, Jackson, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property and was sentenced by Chaney to three years in prison followed by five years of probation, plus $2,759.97 in restitution, fines and costs. Harper was indicted by the Warren County Grand Jury in May 2009.

• Crystal M. Owens, 27, 800 Walnut St., was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Circuit Judge Isadore Patrick to three years in prison, an extended alcohol and drug treatment program and the MDOC restitution center at Flowood to pay $1,322.50 in fines and costs. Owens was arrested in June 2009 for domestic violence-aggravated assault.

• Luther Payne, 21, 4126 Azalea Drive, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property and was sentenced by Chaney to one month and five days in jail followed by one year in the Mississippi Department of Corrections Intensive Supervision Program (house arrest) and then by five years of probation, plus $2,759.97 in restitution, fines and costs. Payne was arrested Jan. 10, 2008.