Lucedale teen's murder trial underway

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By WLOX Staff

GEORGE COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - A Lucedale teen's murder trial began Tuesday morning in George County.

Deon McCants is charged with the 2008 murders of Meleah Griffith and Dominique Johnson. Both were found shot to death inside their home on Greenwood Lane.

McCants was 16 at the time of the murders. He is being charged as an adult.

Jury selection was underway Tuesday morning. Watch for more on this story on WLOX News and WLOX.com.

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