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Miuivv, murde din SANDRA CASON News Messenger Two men remain in Harrison County Jail charged with the capital murder of LaShun Rena Jen-. kins, 30, of 701 Atkins Blvd. Jamel DeShon Coooer. 18. of 2709 Park Drive and Renrick Decarlos Tflvlnr.

20. of 2801 Park Drive ap peared Wednesday morning before Ms. Jenkins had the initials, K.T., tattooed on her neck; R.B.C. on her right shoulder, and KSweet on her left ankle. "I took the fingerprint from the coroner and matched it to a fingerprint card obtained from the county jail," Latham said.

Jail records indicate Ms. Jenkins had been booked into that facility a few months ago on a prostitution charge. The fingerprint is the only information obtained to date from the autopsy, Latham said, adding it will likely be several weeks before a toxicology report is completed. Latham said Cooper and Taylor were charged with capital murder because Ms. Jenkins' was killed in See 2, Page 3A said.

"We went through the cloth-; ing and found blood." At that point, Latham said Cooper "confessed to being involved" in the incident and "we were later able to locate Taylor," who also confessed to his involvement. According to information released by Latham and Harrison County Sheriffs Office, Ms. Jenkins' body, clothed only in a bra, was found by oil field workers June 1 in a mud pit at a drilling site off Farm-to-Market Road 134, north of Jonesville. Latham said Wednesday that the body was sent to Southwest Institute of Forensic Science, an affiliate of the Dallas coroner's office. "They sent me a fingerprint and the body was identified by that and by a description of tattoos," Latham said.

RENRICK DECARLOS TAYLOR JAMEL DESHON COOPER Precinct 3 Justice ot tne eace Mute Smith, who set their bonds at $1 million each. Capt. Martin "Marty" Latham, head of the Criminal Investigation Division of Harrison County Sheriffs Office said members ioi Latham said he and Lt. Floyd Duncan, also of CID, went first to Cooper's home where they located Cooper and received "consent to search the premises from the Cooper family. "We found clothes in a burn barrel out back that we identified as belonging to Ms.

Latham his department made the arrests Tuesday afternoon after "an offi cer at Marshall Police Department MLB draft TWO FORMER Hallsville players are selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays during the draft's second day. See Sports, Page IB received a tip that these boys' were involved in Ms. JenKins aeatn. 'hi I 1 5 1 i Garden concert PROJECT STRING Power will perform Saturday at of the Seasons. See Weekend, Page 7A i.

Flag Day LOCAL GROUPS have planned two Flag Day -remebrance ceremonies. See Page 3A On ourWeb site "NT ill IZJP sr CHECK OUT photos from local events you may have missed online at Switch to digital-only TV is Friday STEVE BANDY News Messenger I Delayed by nearly four the federally-mandated switch; to digital-only transmissions by television stations will go into effect Friday. Effective then, all full-power television stations across the United States will cease broadcasting; on their current analog channels and will switch to digital-only transmissions. The "big switch" originally was set for Feb. 17 but was delayed at, the urging of the Obama administration after funding ran out for $40 coupons the government offered to help people buy converter boxes for old TVs.

Now officials say the country is much better prepared than in February, though they still expect some viewers to be confused, i The Associated Press reported that about 3.1 million U.S. homes were unprepared to receive digital signals as of late last month, according to the Nielsen Co. That's half the number that were unprepared in February," and the number will probably decline further by Friday, as procrastinators get around to replacing old TVs or hooking them up to converter boxes or cable or satellite service. The Federal Communications Commission has given stations freedom to decide what time of day they will be shutting down analog. Many have opted to do it in the evening, meaning the full impact will not he felt until Saturday, Locally: "Countdown clocks" on the Web sites at (Channel 3, ABC) and AP Photo dai i nans nc toiouicinn rnnvprter boxes, which enable viewers with analog sets to see the new digital MarshallNewsMessenger.com and CLICK on Scene First.

over-the-air broadcasting format, are seen at a Los Angeles Best Buy Friday. Stations have to turn off their analog broadcasts on June 12 as part of a nationwide mandate to move to more efficient digital signals. KSLA (Channel 12, CBS) indicate that we were required to shut down that those stations will discontinue on June 12, so we petitioned the FCC to end our analog transmissions ai analoe broadcasts at midnight to that time," Tillery explained, "Our viewers have been watching the Not ready for DTV About 3.t miHion U.S. homes have not prepared for the switch to digital television scheduled for Friday, June 12. Percentage of U.S.

homes not ready for digital television 8 percent night. Attempts to obtain verification were unanswered. KTAL (Channel 6, NBC) shut down its analog signal and has been broadcasting in digital since April 16, according to Mark Cummings, manager. Paula Hayward, general manager at KMSS (Channel 33, FOX), said that station will shut down its analog broadcasts at 9 a.m. Friday.

At KETK (Channel 56, NBC), a "major equipment failure" with the analog transmitter on March 27 resulted in that station switching to digital-only earlier than the June 12 target date, according to Dave Tillery, general manager. "It didn't make much sense to invest thousands of dollars to repair or replace an analog transmitter digital broadcasts since that date." When stations stop broadcasting in analog, if your only means of receiving TV transmissions is via an outdoor antenna or "rabbit ears," your TV will go dark or "snowy" unless you've taken steps to prevent that from happening. Most televisions purchased new after May 25, 2007, are required to have a digital tuner. Retailers were allowed to continue to sell analog-only sets from existing inventories, but those devises must have Consumer Alert labels. Many DTVs and digital television equipment will have labels or markings on them, or statements See SWITCH, Pa je3A Dec.

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LOUIS (AP) When Danielle Smith and her family posed for their Christmas card photo last year, they knew they'd share it with family and friends. But the Missouri family wasn't expecting it to show up in the Czech Republic, splashed across a huge storefront Smith, 36, who lives in the St. Louis suburb of O'Fallon, said Wednesday that she posted the photo on her blog and some online social networking sites. It featured her, her husband, Jeff, and their two children. About 10 days ago, a college friend was driving through Prague when he spotted their huge smiling faces in the window of a store specializing in European food.

He snapped a few pictures and sent them to a flabbergasted Smith. Mario Bertuccio, who owns the Grazie store in Prague, said he thought it was computer-generated. When told it was a real photo of a real family he SOURCE: The Nielsen Company AP- More charges expected in child pornography case said he started taking steps to 1- which child pornography was stored." Based on this information, Investigator Cindy Dowler obtained a warrant for Jacobs' arrest. Capt. Martin "Marty" Latham, head of the coun remove it.

"We'll be happy to write an e-mail with our apology," said Bertuccio. i COURTNEY CASENews Messenger CHRISTOPHER EVERETTE JACOBS "lit: ty's Criminal In A MARSHALL POLICE officer and a witness talk after a three-car accident on U.S. Highway 59 Wednesday in Marshall. Man hospitalized after wreck vestigation Division said Wednesday afternoon that authorities were SANDRA CASON News Messenger Sheriffs deputies are continuing their investigation into a child pornography case and expect to file additional charges against a Longview man. Meanwhile, Christopher Everette Jacobs, 36, of 660 Dee Scott Road, remains in Harrison County Jail charged with three counts of child pornography.

His bond Was set at $250,000 on each count for a total of $750,000, a press release said. "On May 28, investigators received a report from the mother of an 8-year-old child of a possible molestation, stating that a neighbor had been taking pictures of her daughter," the release added. "A search warrant was obtained for the resident's computers and cameras," it said and deputies, accompanied by Longview Police Department officers, "then searched the suspects' residence, removing several laptops and hard drives on The Marshall News Messenger makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the Information we report, and it'is'our policy to errors promptly. Readers may bring mistakes to our attention by telephone at (903) 927-5961 or by fax at (903) 935-6242. initially aware of two victims, but have concluded through interviews with those two that there may be twomore.

Latham said "several" computers and hard drives were seized from Jacobs' residence and the information in the charges against Jacobs thus far come from "one file on one of the computers." Latham said it is likely further charges will be developed as the fo-rensics investigation continues. Department Ambulance to the hospital with unknown injuries. "The white car pulled out of the McDonalds parking lot going south and the truck T-boned the car," said Marshall Police Officer Brian Mcintosh, who investigated the accident. The name of the Toyota's driver See THREE-VEHICLE, Page 3A TERM HAHN News Messenger An 83-year-old Marshall man was taken to Good Shepherd, Medical Center-Marshall Wednesday after a three-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 59 South.

Marshall Fire Department removed the man from his white Toyota Carolla using rescue tools. He was taken by a Marshall Fire.