BILOXI, Miss. – A 45-year-old Biloxi man accused in the shooting death of a Waffle House server after she told him not to smoke is due in court for his initial appearance.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/21oQWo2 ) that Justice Court Judge Albert Fountain is presiding over the 10 a.m. Monday initial hearing for Johnny Mount. The former Biloxi firefighter was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder in the Friday slaying of longtime server 52-year-old Julie Brightwell.
Mount is being held on a $2 million bond.
Biloxi police arrested Mount as he was walking out of the restaurant around 1 a.m. Friday.
Police say Brightwell was trying to get Mount to stop smoking in the restaurant when he pulled out a handgun and shot her.
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Information from: The Sun Herald, http://www.sunherald.com
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