Trial date set for murder of a Vicksburg man

Published 7:29 pm Saturday, August 13, 2016

By John Surratt

Jury selection is expected to begin Tuesday in the murder trial of a Vicksburg man accused of killing his uncle with an ax.

Joseph Patton, 35, 209 Overlook Drive, is accused of killing his uncle, Alfred “Pete” Patton, 62, with an ax by striking him in the neck while the men were at Alfred Patton’s mobile home on Nebula Drive off Oak Ridge Road in September 2015.

Alfred Patton’s family found his body at the mobile home.

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Joseph Patton was arrested by sheriff’s deputies and arraigned on the charges on Feb. 2, 2016. He has remained in the Warren County Jail without bond since his initial appearance in County Court on the charges.

 

About John Surratt

John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.

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