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  • John Spooner of Milwaukee charged with homicide in Darius Simmons' death

    07/15/2013 11:02:16 AM PDT · by Sopater · 13 replies
    Journal Sentinel ^ | July 15, 2013 | Ashley Luthern and Isaac Stanley-Becker
    The twice-delayed trial of 76-year-old John H. Spooner, accused of fatally shooting his 13-year-old neighbor, got off to a slow start Monday, as cases backlogged because of last week's courthouse fire took up most of the morning. Jury selection is now expected to get underway at 1 p.m. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Wagner requested a pool of 50 potential jurors, a larger-than-usual number due to the publicity Spooner's case has gained in the past year. Spooner faces a charge of first-degree intentional homicide after allegedly killing Darius Simmons in front of his mother. Spooner suspected Simmons of stealing guns...