No bond for suspect charged in death of Biloxi man
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) – An Ocean Springs man held on a capital murder charge in the robbery and shooting death of a Biloxi man in Jackson County will remain jailed pending trial.
The Sun Herald reports 35-year-old Patrick Anderson was denied bond at an initial court appearance Thursday before County Court Judge T. Larry Wilson. The case will be presented to a grand jury for indictment if Anderson declines a preliminary hearing.
Authorities say 36-year-old Rita Olivia Johnston also is being held without bond on the same charge.
Sheriff Mike Ezell says Anderson and Johnston are accused in the March 22 robbery and shooting death of 29-year-old Donatae LaShaw Banks.
Ezell says Banks’ body was found in the St. Andrews community Tuesday morning.
Online jail records do not list attorneys for the couple.
