Bail denied in county killing

Published 12:39 pm Monday, September 14, 2015

Bail was denied Monday for a Vicksburg man charged with murder for the second time in three years.

Justice Court Judge James Jefferson Jr. declined to set bail for Tamares Ledell Dillon, 35m 118 Lightcap Blvd. in a second-degree murder case following the shooting death of 42-year-old Joseph Acuff Jr., at a mobile home the 600 block of Standard Hill Road.

Dillon is set to stand trial next month in the 2012 shooting death of Mardy Eugene Blackmore at Vanguard Apartments.

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He was arrested about 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the home of Shelly T. Walker, 40, 120 Redhawk Road, Sheriff Martin Pace said.

During the arrest, deputies found guns, crystal methamphetamine, small plastic bags and a digital scale, Pace said.

Walker was charged with two counts of possession of a weapon after felony conviction and possession of meth with intent to distribute. Jefferson set bail for her at a total of $100,000.

Additional, Jeffery Eatmon, 35, 2816 Drummond St., was inside the home when deputies and Vicksburg police entered, Pace said. Eatmon, who is also a convicted felon, was charged with of possession of meth and possession of firearm by a felon.

Bail for Eatmon was set at $75,000.