Vicksburg woman charged with murder in Motel 6 stabbing

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Jennifer Linear, 31, of Vicksburg, has been charged with the murder of Dale Turpin, 37, also of Vicksburg.

Police and first responders were called to Motel 6 on Frontage Road at around 8:25 a.m. on Tuesday.

A stabbing on Tuesday morning left one dead. (Photo by David Day)

The first units on the scene reported that a woman, Linear, had locked herself in the room and that someone had been stabbed.

Moments later, Linear was taken into custody. First responders called for the coroner shortly after arriving.

(Photo by David Day)

Linear appeared before Judge Angela Carpenter in Vicksburg Municipal Court on Wednesday, charged with murder.

She was given a $1 million bond. Her case was bound to the Warren County Grand Jury.