A 14-year-old accused of killing her stepmother and a 64-year-old accused of killing his son are two of four homicide cases expected to be reviewed by the Warren County Grand Jury convening this week, District Attorney Ricky Smith said.

The panel of 18 jurors was chosen from a pool of about 250 Warren County residents and sworn in by presiding Judge Isadore Patrick earlier today.

Tyla Vega was a Vicksburg Junior High School eighth-grader when her stepmother, Michelle Vega, was found shot in the head in the family’s trailer at 100 Jones Road on May 2. Tyla Vega was seen driving away from the home in her stepmother’s Dodge Durango minutes before Michelle Vega’s body was found by her 15-year-old son who was returning home from school.

After a six-day, multi-county search, Tyla Vega was found and arrested in Greenville and charged with murder. She has been in the Warren County Jail without bond since.

Mississippi law requires that juveniles 13 and older accused of crimes such as murder and those that include the use or attempted use of a deadly weapon be tried as adults.

Winifred Allen, 2255 Freetown Road, Lot 1., was arrested May 26 at 1254 Dillon Ridge Road, where his son, Gerald Wayne “Jerry” Allen, who was 36 and lived at 1626 Broadhill Drive, had been shot multiple times. Winifred Allen was charged with murder.

Deputies said the shooting followed an ongoing argument between the father and son, who had exchanged text messages during the day. Jerry Allen had driven to the Dillon Ridge Road site, where Winifred Allen was visiting friends, and had just stepped out of his vehicle when he was shot.

The cases of two others, both charged in May with homicide, Corey Thompson, 25, 4880 U.S. 80, and Daniel O’Neil Dodd, 28, of Tyler, Texas, are also expected to be reviewed by grand jurors, Smith said.

Thompson has been charged with armed robbery and capital murder in the death of Maurice Morris, 19, 2228 Grove St.

Morris’ body was found May 2 outside the Confederate Ridge Apartments at 780 U.S. 61 North. Authorities believe Thompson and Morris were trying to rob a resident of the apartments, and that Morris was killed by the victim in the botched robbery. Thompson was charged with capital murder because his co-conspirator’s death occurred during the commission of another crime.

Dodd was charged with culpable negligence manslaughter following the accidental shooting death of his co-worker, Michael Justin Tornero, May 23 at the Econo Lodge, 3959 E. Clay St.

Dodd and Tornero had been hired by Entergy as security guards during the May flooding of the Mississippi River. They were off duty at the time of the shooting.

Smith said he expects to present about 100 cases this week to grand jurors, who will review the evidence in each and, if it is sufficient to go to trial, issue formal indictments against defendants. Jurors also issue no-bills if there is not enough evidence to go to trial, and sometimes reduce felony charges to misdemeanors.

Those indicted will be arraigned — formally advised of the charges against them — in court Thursday and Friday.

“As in the past, we are also dealing with a lot of property crimes, including home burglaries and auto burglaries, which seem to be on the rise in the community,” Smith said. “We would like to put anyone committing these crimes on notice that we are going to take a hard line with them.”

Cases of drug possession and sale and aggravated assault round out the slate, Smith said.

In addition to reviewing felony cases and issuing indictments, grand jurors tour the Warren County Jail, Youth Court and Children’s Shelter; meet with law enforcement, judges and other county officials; and issue a formal report of recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.

The grand jury meets four times a year — in January, May, July and October.