The manslaughter trial for former Columbus police officer Canyon Boykin is being continued.
A representative with the Walthall County Circuit Clerk's Office in Tylertown told The Dispatch this morning the office received a request for a continuance on Thursday because of a medical emergency involving one of the attorneys on the case.
The trial was set to begin on Oct. 17. A new date has not been scheduled.
Boykin shot dead 26-year-old Ricky Ball on Oct. 16, 2015, after Ball fled a traffic sto
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