The February session of the Lowndes County Circuit Court begins Monday with the trial of three Columbus men accused in the 2011 shooting death on College Street.

Derrick Bankhead, Omar Beard and Cortez Williams will stand trial before Judge Lee Coleman in the capital murder of Eddie Terrell Bankhead, who was fatally shot at his home at 2018 1/2 College St., on July 11, 2011.

Defendant Derick Bankhead is the first cousin of the victim.

According to the Columbus Police Department, Bankhead, 35, was killed during an attempted robbery attempt, police believe. Police said the three suspects entered Bankhead’s residence wearing masks at 11:36 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, Bankhead was found in the passenger seat of a car outside the residence with a single gun shot to his upper body. Bankhead was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, where he died during surgery.

On Wednesday, Angela Marie Shoemake of Caledonia will go to trial on two counts of exploitation of a child. Shoemake was arrested on Aug. 16, 2010 and charged with taking pornographic photos of her sons, ages 8 and 6 after her boyfriend found the images of the children on Shoemake’s computer.

Slim Smith is a columnist and feature writer for The Dispatch. His email address is [email protected].

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