Central homicide case to go to trial

The case of homicide in Central April 25, 2014 goes to trial next week in Pickens County.  The charges against Central resident Benjamin Anthony Vinson top the docket of a week of court, over which the Hon. Letitia Verdin presides as trial judge.  Arrest affidavits allege that Vinson used a shotgun to fatally shoot John Chitwood after a second verbal confrontation.  Vinson is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.