SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - A DeSoto County grand jury in the next few months will consider the case of a man who’s accused of killing a Southaven retiree during an armed robbery in the retiree’s home.
Karl Walls, 23, is charged with capital murder and armed robbery in to the death of Johnny Moore, 72, who was found dead inside his home on May 6.
Walls made his first court appearance Wednesday, The Commercial Appeal reports (https://bit.ly/1v8vwvm ).
He met with Southaven’s public defender, Ben Murphy, and waived the right to a preliminary hearing during an arraignment that took less than two minutes. Walls is being held on a $1 million bond.
Police said Walls’ last known address was in Southaven, less than two miles from Moore’s home.
Moore, a retired railroad employee, was discovered by officers who went to his house to check on him after neighbors said they had not seen him in a few days. Officers found blood in the carport. Moore’s body was found inside the home.
Moore was known for his volunteer work with the Southaven Volunteers in Policing group, and he was a regular at the city’s bimonthly Board of Aldermen meetings. His death is the first homicide in the city since 2010.
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Information from: The Commercial Appeal, https://www.commercialappeal.com
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