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Wednesday, September 16, 2020
By IVY JACOBS, Times Reporter
FILE PHOTO - Jesse Mathews, convicted Wednesday of murdering a Staunton woman in 2016, pictured walking out of the Clay County Courthouse in September 2017 following a previous hearing in the case.

After four hours deliberating the case, the jury returns a guilty verdict in a murder trial.

Mathews was on trial in Clay Circuit Court on felony charges of murder and abuse of a corpse in the death of Virginia Marie Myrtle, 52, sometime on Jan. 29, 2016. Myrtle was found dead inside a mobile home located in Staunton two days later.

Clay County Prosecutor Emily Clarke advised the decision came back around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. A hearing about Mathews facing the habitual offender enhancement was scheduled to take place if he was convicted. However, according to Clarke, Mathews plead guilty to the enhancement charge.

A sentencing hearing has been tentatively scheduled for Oct. 14 in Circuit Court.

Mathews’ defense counsel included attorneys John R. Springer and Brock E. Dalton during the trial, which was available for public access online at public.courts.in.gov.

The Times will update this story when further official information is available.

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  • I'm Jesse's brother, I know everything about this murder,this trial was very disappointing....to the Myrtle family,I'm so sorry for your loss ,I didn't know her,I do know my brother spoke highly of her and i know for fact Jesse didn't do this, he ended up wrong place wrong time and was forced to be involved with a gun to his head, me and our moms lives were threatened if he didn't play his little part.....to the one behind this I know who you are and no one threatens our moms life....the time for honoring yourself while innocents pay the price..shall soon come to an end.....Free Jesse....and justice for Dee!

    -- Posted by OutlawRebelZombie on Fri, Jan 19, 2024, at 6:49 AM
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