High profile trial in Bolívar county 11-03-2009

A BOLIVAR COUNTY JURY IS SEATED IN A HIGH PROFILE MURDER AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT TRIAL. RHEUBEN LATHAM, WAUTESE BELL AND TRENT WILLIAMS ARE ALL CHARGED WITH MURDER AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. THE TRIO IS ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE ON A HOME BACK IN MARCH OF 2007.  TREASURA MELTON WAS ALMOST MONTHS PREGNANT WHEN THE THREE MEN ALLEGEDLY KICKED IN HER FRONT DOOR AND OPENED FIRE.  MELTON, ALONG WITH HER BOYFRIEND AND THEIR 4-YEAR-OLD SON, WERE ALL IN THE HOME AT THE TIME.  MELTON WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AND LOST HER BABY.   AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE VICTIM'S BOYFRIEND WAS THE INTENDED TARGET. A PREDOMINATELY BLACK JURY WILL DECIDE THEIR FATE.  CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE CHARLES WEBSTER IS PRESIDING OVER THE TRIAL.