Hunter jury selection continues

MONROE — Jury selection continued in a murder trial Wednesday.

Jamez Dorjan Hunter, 27 of 124 W. Union St., Marshville, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his grandmother. Rosia Lee Hunter was killed in her Marshville home on May 6, 2007.

Judge David Lee ruled on a few final pre-trial motions Tuesday morning and jury selection began Tuesday afternoon after Hunter rejected a plea deal. The district attorney’s office offered Hunter a maximum of 42 years in prison if he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. If convicted of first-degree murder, he could face life in prison; the district attorney is not seeking the death penalty.

Jury selection will continue Thursday morning.

Children’s play slated at Wingate

WINGATE — A children’s play, “Peggy the Pint-Sized Pirate,” will be performed Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. at Wingate University’s Batte Fine Arts Center.

Tickets are $5 for an adult ticket, or a family pass of $10 per adult for all three features scheduled this school year. A child’s ticket (12 and under) is free with a $5 adult ticket. For more information or to order tickets by phone, call Teresa Martin at 704-233-8316, or visit www.wingate.edu/culture.

Future family features include “The Frog Prince” on Feb. 19-20 and “Snow White” on March 26-27.