Testimony in the trial of a Starkville man accused of murder begins today in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.
Dennis Thompson, 22, is accused of fatally shooting Curtis “C.K.” Randle, 25, after a graduation party in May 2010. The incident occurred near Club 124 on D.L. Conner Drive inside the Starkville city limits. Prosecutors allege Thompson shot into a crowd with a .40 caliber weapon, fatally wounding Randle and injuring three others. In addition to the murder charge, Thompson is also charged with three counts of aggravated assault in the incident.
Assistant District Attorney Mark Jackson is prosecuting the case. Thompson is represented by Starkville based attorney Mark Williamson. Judge Lee Coleman is presiding.
Thompson is also charged with aggravated assault for his role in a November 2012 shooting in a Starkville trailer park that left one man injured. Thompson is in the custody of the Clay County Jail on a $100,000 bond for the 2012 incident.
Sarah Fowler covered crime, education and community related events for The Dispatch.
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