Victim's mother angry over possible bail for officer

Published May 22, 2019

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)

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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