14 jurors were selected on Monday in the capital murder trial of the man accused of shooting and killing an Anniston Police Officer in August of 2011.
Prosecutors contend that 26 year old Joshua Russell, shot Officer Justin Sollohub, age 27 – in the head as he rounded the corner of a building, during a foot chase; Sollohub died the following day in a Birmingham hospital as a result of his injuries.
The jury selection took place at the T.K.Davis Jr. Justice Center in Lee County.
Calhoun County Circuit Judge Brian Howell granted a motion back in February, to move the trial to Lee County in order to find an unbiased jury with limited knowledge of the case.
(Anniston Star/www.annistonstar.com)