Jeannette Romprey
Jury recommends death for man in Grand Bay murder
A jury has recommended the death penalty for a man accused of killing a Grand Bay woman at her trailer home in 2010.
The Press-Register (http://bit.ly/OMvCTV) reports that the Mobile County Circuit Court jury returned with a 10-2 verdict Friday in favor of the death penalty for Derek Tyler Horton.
Circuit Judge Charles Graddick will make the final decision and has set the sentencing for Horton on Oct. 10.
Horton is accused of robbing 59-year-old Jeanette Romprey at her home on April 10, 2010, and then fatally shooting the woman twice before setting the trailer on fire.
Police found Horton — who was 18 years old at the time — walking along the highway with his clothes covered in mud.
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