Homicide case atop the Pickens court docket

The case of homicide in April 2014 at a home in Central tops the docket for trial during next week’s term of the Pickens County General Sessions Court.  According to the office of the 13th Circuit Solicitor, Benjamin Anthony Vinson goes into the court term charged with murder and the possession of a weapon during a violent crime.  An arrest affidavit accuses Vinson of using a shotgun to shoot the victim, John Chitwood, after a verbal confrontation at Vinson’s home at 111 Moser Trail.