Ex-butcher in court on murder charge - 2004-02-24
A man suspected of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death and leaving the weapon in her head is on trial for murder this week in Coahoma County Circuit Court.
Terry Dukes, 40, of Friars Point is charged with first-degree murder in association with the Feb. 5, 2002, stabbing death of 34-year-old Lecia Jones at her home in Friars Point.
Dukes, an ex-butcher at the Horseshoe Casino, turned himself into authorities on the advice of his relatives the next day.
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