Court Hears Appeal for man Convicted of 2020 Murder - Picayune Item

Court Hears Appeal for man Convicted of 2020 Murder - Picayune Item

The Mississippi Court of Appeals heard an appeal in a Pearl River County murder conviction on Thursday, Sept. 11. Dustin Gray was convicted and sentenced in 2023 for the 2020 murder of Willie “Chill” Jones. Gray, along with his brother, Austin Brookshire, were each sentenced to life in prison for robbing and murdering Jones, who was 28. Gray’s attorney told the Court of Appeals that the lower court’s conviction should be overturned due to an err…