VALDOSTA, GA (WTXL) - A jury has been selected for a trial involving the murder of a 40-year-old man during an attempted robbery.
Prosecutors said that a jury has been selected in the trial of Ricky Barron III and that evidence will be presented for the first time on Tuesday.
Police said that Ricky Barron III killed Timothy Linder at his home on Marion Street in Valdosta after an attempted robbery back in October 2014. They said that Linder was shot several times before dying from his injuries in the hospital.
Police later arrested then 16-year-old Barron and charged him with armed robbery, felony murder, and possession of firearm during the commission of a crime.
