Bond reduced to $100,000 for murder suspect in Vicksburg

VICKSBURG, Miss. – Koury DeMichael Lawrence, one of four suspects arrested for the 2023 murder of 13-year-old Carleone Woodland, had his bond reduced in court on Friday morning.

Judge James Chaney reduced Lawrence’s bond to $100,000, which was previously set at $500,000. His lawyer, Daniel Edney, requested the bond to be lowered to $50,000, which Judge Cheney denied.

Lawrence has been housed in the Warren County Jail since January of 2023 and has yet to be indicted. The Prosecutor’s Office mentioned in court that they have not received the case file from the Vicksburg Police Department, which will make it difficult to take the case to a Grand Jury.

Lawrence is one of four people arrested for the 2023 murder of 13-year-old Carleone Woodland.

Woodland was shot and killed on January 31, 2023, in the 800 block of Speed Street. Two other juveniles sustained injuries stemming from the shooting. 19-year-old Koury Demichael Lawrence, 15-year-old Phillip Lewis Moore, Jr, and 15-year-old Demetrius Lee Cormier were each arrested and charged with Murder and three counts of Aggravated Assault at the time of the incident. 

On January 19, 2024, 17-year-old Demarcus Quinterious Wilson was charged and arrested for thier involvement of murder of Woodland and three counts of Aggravated Assault. Wilson was arraigned by the Municipal Court Judge, Angela Carpenter who set his bond at $3.5 million.

Other Case:

An armed robbery suspect had his bond reduction request denied on Friday. Damon Jones who has been charged with Armed Robbery and Possession of a Weapon after a felony conviction, requested a lower bond but was denied by Judge Chaney. 

Jones has been sitting in the Warren County Jail since May 2024. He has not been indicted and the Prosecutor’s Office mentioned that they have not received the case file from the Vicksburg Police Department. 

Jones’ original bond was set at $500,000 by Judge Marcie Southerland. In June, it was agreed to be reduced to $250,000 and in July it was agreed to be reduced again to $175,000 by Judge Southerland.

Jones is accused of robbing the Circle K on Clay Street. He is originally from St. Louis, Missouri.