Murder suspect makes initial court appearance; has bond set at $3 million

Published 5:36 pm Monday, July 15, 2024

The Vicksburg man arrested last week in connection with a fatal stabbing on Clark Street made his initial appearance in Vicksburg Municipal Court Monday

Roosevelt Harris, 49, is charged with murder after Vicksburg police responded to a home in the 800 block of Clark Street Friday just after 4 a.m. and found 50-year-old Christie Ware, also of Vicksburg, dead inside the residence.

Harris appeared before Judge Angela Carpenter, who set his bond at $3 million and bound him over to the Warren County Grand Jury.

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