This undated photo provided by the Panola County Sheriff shows suspect Matthew Paul Kinne. The north Mississippi police officer is charged with murder in the death of a woman that he was romantically involved with. Oxford Police Officer Kinne has been charged with murder by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, according to a court order signed Tuesday, May 21, 2019, by Lafayette County Circuit Judge Andrew Howorth. Kinne was arrested Monday night after 32-year-old Dominque Clayton was found dead on Sunday. (Panola County Sheriff via AP)
OXFORD, Miss. – The mother of a Mississippi murder victim is protesting a prosecutor's discussion of possible bail for the police officer charged with killing her daughter.
Bessie Clayton shouted complaints to reporters after a hearing for Oxford police officer Matthew Kinne (KIHN'-ee) on Wednesday. She says no black person would be considered for bail, but prosecutors and a judge are willing to consider bail for the white man accused of killing her daughter. The victim, 32-year-old Dominique Clayton, was black.
Bessie Clayton also complains that Lafayette County Circuit Judge Andrew Howorth laughed during the hearing. Clayton's relatives began voicing displeasure as they left the courtroom.
A prosecutor tells Howorth he thinks both sides can agree on "reasonable" bail for Kinne. The officer remains jailed in a neighboring county for now.
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