VERNON – A Louisville, Kentucky man accused of killing a Jennings County resident last month made his first appearance in a Vernon courtroom Monday.
A plea of not guilty was entered on behalf of Stephon Moore, 30, by Jennings Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Webster.
Moore is charged with one count of murder in the April 15 killing of Donavon Booker, as well as two counts of attempted murder. The 23-year-old Booker died of a single gunshot wound to the upper torso in the driveway of a home at 3972 Squire Lakes Blvd. in Country Squire Lakes, investigators said.
Apprehended in his hometown of Louisville, Moore was brought to the Vernon jail on Friday and ordered held without bond, according to Jennings County Sheriff Chief Deputy Maj. David Turner.
For more on this story, see Tuesday’s Republic.
